diff --git a/packaging/debian/debiankio/changelog b/packaging/debian/debiankio/changelog
index d720179c..0c59dcb3 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/debiankio/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/debiankio/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+kio-recoll (1.16.1-0~ppa1~SERIES1) SERIES; urgency=low
+  * Updated package to recoll version 1.16.1
+ -- Jean-Francois Dockes <jf@dockes.org>  Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:07:00 +0200
+
 kio-recoll (1.16.0-0~ppa1~SERIES1) SERIES; urgency=low
   * Updated package to recoll version 1.16.0
  -- Jean-Francois Dockes <jf@dockes.org>  Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:30:00 +0200
diff --git a/packaging/debian/debianrclqt4/changelog b/packaging/debian/debianrclqt4/changelog
index 87f3fe16..ea0f4ebf 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/debianrclqt4/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/debianrclqt4/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+recoll (1.16.1-0~ppa1~SERIES1) SERIES; urgency=low
+  * Updated package to recoll version 1.16.1
+ -- Jean-Francois Dockes <jf@dockes.org>  Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:07:00 +0200
+
 recoll (1.16.0-0~ppa1~SERIES1) SERIES; urgency=low
   * Updated package to recoll version 1.16.0
  -- Jean-Francois Dockes <jf@dockes.org>  Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:30:00 +0200
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/recollfedora10+.spec b/packaging/rpm/recollfedora10+.spec
index e03eec07..bd7fc650 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/recollfedora10+.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/recollfedora10+.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name:           recoll
-Version:        1.16.0
+Version:        1.16.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Desktop full text search tool with a qt gui
 
 Group:          Applications/Databases
 License:        GPLv2
 URL:            http://www.recoll.org/
-Source0:        http://www.recoll.org/recoll-1.16.0.tar.gz 
+Source0:        http://www.recoll.org/recoll-1.16.1.tar.gz 
 
 BuildRequires:  qt-devel xapian-core-devel zlib-devel desktop-file-utils
 
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %doc
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 28 2011  J.F. Dockes <jfd@recoll.org> 1.16.1-1
+- updated to release 1.16.1
 * Wed Sep 21 2011  J.F. Dockes <jfd@recoll.org> 1.16.0-1
 - updated to release 1.16.0
 * Mon May 02 2011  J.F. Dockes <jfd@recoll.org> 1.15.8-1
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/recollmdk.spec b/packaging/rpm/recollmdk.spec
index 9f2553da..6b589cba 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/recollmdk.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/recollmdk.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define name recoll
-%define version 1.16.0
+%define version 1.16.1
 %define release  %mkrel 1
 
 Name:           %{name}
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 28 2011 Jean-Francois Dockes <jfd@recoll.org> 1.16.1-1
+- Update to release 1.16.1
 * Wed Sep 21 2011 Jean-Francois Dockes <jfd@recoll.org> 1.16.0-1
 - Update to release 1.16.0
 * Tue May 03 2011 Jean-Francois Dockes <jfd@recoll.org> 1.15.8-1
diff --git a/src/VERSION b/src/VERSION
index 15b989e3..41c11ffb 100644
--- a/src/VERSION
+++ b/src/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.0
+1.16.1