diff --git a/versions.gradle b/versions.gradle
index 70dbf3dcc..0dcdfa6ca 100644
--- a/versions.gradle
+++ b/versions.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ext {
 
     library = [
             groupId        : "com.patrykandpatrick.vico",
-            version_name   : "1.15.0",
+            version_name   : "1.16.0-alpha.1",
             version_code   : 1,
             target_sdk     : 34,
             min_sdk        : 21,