diff --git a/libbeat/version/version.go b/libbeat/version/version.go
index 82800b7d9e0..9a2ca89dbee 100644
--- a/libbeat/version/version.go
+++ b/libbeat/version/version.go
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 // Code generated by dev-tools/set_version
 package version
 
-const defaultBeatVersion = "8.16.0"
+const defaultBeatVersion = "8.16.1"