diff --git a/doc/whats-new.rst b/doc/whats-new.rst
index db50d09f431..10f6b23ca66 100644
--- a/doc/whats-new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats-new.rst
@@ -13,9 +13,33 @@ What's New
     import xarray as xr
     np.random.seed(123456)
 
-.. _whats-new.0.15.1:
+.. _whats-new.0.16.0:
+
+v0.16.0 (unreleased)
+---------------------
+
+Breaking changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+New Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 
+Internal Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+.. _whats-new.0.15.1:
+
 v0.15.1 (23 Mar 2020)
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