diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index a52dff8..3d67ea5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - fri-1.15
+      - fri-1.16
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 1 * *" # monthly
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f9e7467..2f519fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ set(FRICLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
 set(FRICLIENT_VERSION_MINOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_2})
 set(FRICLIENT_VERSION ${FRICLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${FRICLIENT_VERSION_MINOR})
 
-if (NOT FRICLIENT_VERSION STREQUAL "1.15")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Expected FRIClient ersion 1.15, found: " ${FRICLIENT_VERSION})
+if (NOT FRICLIENT_VERSION STREQUAL "1.16")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Expected FRIClient ersion 1.16, found: " ${FRICLIENT_VERSION})
 endif()
 
 message("Found FRIClient of version: " ${FRICLIENT_VERSION})
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22b5a1e..4d028a8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # fri
-[![Build status](https://github.com/lbr-stack/fri/actions/workflows/build.yaml/badge.svg?branch=fri-1.15)](https://github.com/lbr-stack/fri/actions/workflows/build.yaml)
+[![Build status](https://github.com/lbr-stack/fri/actions/workflows/build.yaml/badge.svg?branch=fri-1.16)](https://github.com/lbr-stack/fri/actions/workflows/build.yaml)
 
 This folder adds CMake support to KUKA's Fast Robot Interface (FRI).