diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3c604a58..bbd27e50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       releaseVersion:
         description: 'Release version'
         required: true
-        default: '2.15'
+        default: '2.16'
       releaseBuild:
         description: 'Release build (e.g. 8)'
         required: true
diff --git a/odata_api/pom.xml b/odata_api/pom.xml
index 0cb0c6fb..b73a5529 100644
--- a/odata_api/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_api</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_assembly/pom.xml b/odata_assembly/pom.xml
index c6d0d193..ffd4b385 100644
--- a/odata_assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_assembly/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/odata_checkstyle/pom.xml b/odata_checkstyle/pom.xml
index 75040d09..b63028dd 100644
--- a/odata_checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_checkstyle</artifactId>
-    <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>OData Checkstyle</name>
diff --git a/odata_client/pom.xml b/odata_client/pom.xml
index ed4466cd..b8086be8 100644
--- a/odata_client/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_client/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_client</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_client_api/pom.xml b/odata_client_api/pom.xml
index a77c8f48..935d4a5f 100644
--- a/odata_client_api/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_client_api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_client_api</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_common/pom.xml b/odata_common/pom.xml
index dde057fe..0dcf9aa7 100644
--- a/odata_common/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_common</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_controller/pom.xml b/odata_controller/pom.xml
index c43d848b..8291eeea 100644
--- a/odata_controller/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_controller/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_controller</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_edm/pom.xml b/odata_edm/pom.xml
index 843e4ff7..b4354f3c 100644
--- a/odata_edm/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_edm/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_edm</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_parser/pom.xml b/odata_parser/pom.xml
index 2096ae66..17334a75 100644
--- a/odata_parser/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_parser/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_parser</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_processor/pom.xml b/odata_processor/pom.xml
index 2cb25d97..fcbb357e 100644
--- a/odata_processor/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_processor/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_processor</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_renderer/pom.xml b/odata_renderer/pom.xml
index a9e4d8cb..fb2a3c74 100644
--- a/odata_renderer/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_renderer/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_renderer</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_service/pom.xml b/odata_service/pom.xml
index 152c0d13..42151e25 100644
--- a/odata_service/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_service/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_service</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_test/pom.xml b/odata_test/pom.xml
index bc68686c..6d15f82f 100644
--- a/odata_test/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_test/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_test</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_war/pom.xml b/odata_war/pom.xml
index 2011d42d..d2211e47 100644
--- a/odata_war/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_war/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_war</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_webservice/pom.xml b/odata_webservice/pom.xml
index 71e51a67..249d8dc5 100644
--- a/odata_webservice/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_webservice/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_webservice</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c72d96e0..425697e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
     <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
-    <version>2.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Tridion OData v4 Framework</name>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:sdl/odata.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:sdl/odata.git</developerConnection>
         <url>git@github.com:sdl/odata.git</url>
-        <tag>release/2.15/2.15-SNAPSHOT</tag>
+        <tag>release/2.16/2.16-SNAPSHOT</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>