diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 86099e1283e443b27a83971f5080ad2a7b8d30c0..2eaefd1bd90c07a05dcdffd8ad62633cddb45035 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.6.15';
+  const VERSION = '8.6.16';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.