diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 59a9bc1a9..52add77c7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+3.16.0
+======
+* Revert erroneous login dialog changes [Ray; #740142]
+* Improve accessibility of legacy tray [Florian; #746487]
+* Fix legacy status icons leaking into other monitors [Florian; #745824]
+
+Contributors:
+  Florian Müllner, Ray Strode
+
+Translations:
+  Daniel Martinez [an], Sebastian Rasmussen [sv], Fran Dieguez [gl],
+  Andika Triwidada [id], Jordi Mas [ca], Kjartan Maraas [nb],
+  Inaki Larranaga Murgoitio [eu], Muhammet Kara [tr], Khaled Hosny [ar],
+  Bernd Homuth [de], Jiro Matsuzawa [ja]
+
 3.15.92
 =======
 * gdm: Fix user list accessibility [Florian; #729603]
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 18d9b6e5c..481bd4097 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
-AC_INIT([gnome-shell],[3.15.92],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell],[gnome-shell])
+AC_INIT([gnome-shell],[3.16.0],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell],[gnome-shell])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/shell-global.c])
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_systemd)
 CLUTTER_MIN_VERSION=1.21.5
 GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_MIN_VERSION=0.10.1
 GJS_MIN_VERSION=1.39.0
-MUTTER_MIN_VERSION=3.15.92
+MUTTER_MIN_VERSION=3.16.0
 GTK_MIN_VERSION=3.15.0
 GIO_MIN_VERSION=2.37.0
 LIBECAL_MIN_VERSION=3.5.3