diff --git a/gir-files/GES-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GES-1.0.gir
index 77287f510..5b9332b15 100644
--- a/gir-files/GES-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GES-1.0.gir
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 To affect the contents of this file, edit the original C definitions,
 and/or use gtk-doc annotations.  -->
 <repository xmlns="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/core/1.0" xmlns:c="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/c/1.0" xmlns:glib="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/glib/1.0" version="1.2">
+  <include name="GObject" version="2.0"/>
   <include name="Gio" version="2.0"/>
   <include name="Gst" version="1.0"/>
   <include name="GstPbutils" version="1.0"/>
@@ -13322,22 +13323,6 @@ by #GESUriClipAsset-s.</doc>
     <record name="UriSourceAssetPrivate" c:type="GESUriSourceAssetPrivate" disguised="1">
       
     </record>
-    <constant name="VERSION_MAJOR" value="1" c:type="GES_VERSION_MAJOR">
-      
-      <type name="gint" c:type="gint"/>
-    </constant>
-    <constant name="VERSION_MICRO" value="2" c:type="GES_VERSION_MICRO">
-      
-      <type name="gint" c:type="gint"/>
-    </constant>
-    <constant name="VERSION_MINOR" value="16" c:type="GES_VERSION_MINOR">
-      
-      <type name="gint" c:type="gint"/>
-    </constant>
-    <constant name="VERSION_NANO" value="0" c:type="GES_VERSION_NANO">
-      
-      <type name="gint" c:type="gint"/>
-    </constant>
     <function-macro name="VIDEO_SOURCE" c:identifier="GES_VIDEO_SOURCE" introspectable="0">
       
       <parameters>
diff --git a/gir-files/Gst-1.0.gir b/gir-files/Gst-1.0.gir
index 2cbb83b14..be57e8ad4 100644
--- a/gir-files/Gst-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/Gst-1.0.gir
@@ -5144,8 +5144,8 @@ function is usually only called by the creator of the bus. Applications
 should handle messages asynchronously using the gst_bus watch and poll
 functions.
 
-You cannot replace an existing sync_handler. You can pass %NULL to this
-function, which will clear the existing handler.</doc>
+Before 1.16.3 it was not possible to replace an existing handler and
+clearing an existing handler with %NULL was not thread-safe.</doc>
         
         <return-value transfer-ownership="none">
           <type name="none" c:type="void"/>
diff --git a/gir-files/GstApp-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstApp-1.0.gir
index f2584c4f0..daa67142e 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstApp-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstApp-1.0.gir
@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ This is an alternative to using the signals, it has lower overhead and is thus
 less expensive, but also less flexible.
 
 If callbacks are installed, no signals will be emitted for performance
-reasons.</doc>
+reasons.
+
+Before 1.16.3 it was not possible to change the callbacks in a thread-safe
+way.</doc>
         
         <return-value transfer-ownership="none">
           <type name="none" c:type="void"/>
@@ -1403,7 +1406,10 @@ This is an alternative to using the signals, it has lower overhead and is thus
 less expensive, but also less flexible.
 
 If callbacks are installed, no signals will be emitted for performance
-reasons.</doc>
+reasons.
+
+Before 1.16.3 it was not possible to change the callbacks in a thread-safe
+way.</doc>
         
         <return-value transfer-ownership="none">
           <type name="none" c:type="void"/>
diff --git a/gir-files/GstAudio-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstAudio-1.0.gir
index 426530e6f..850819c77 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstAudio-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstAudio-1.0.gir
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 To affect the contents of this file, edit the original C definitions,
 and/or use gtk-doc annotations.  -->
 <repository xmlns="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/core/1.0" xmlns:c="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/c/1.0" xmlns:glib="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/glib/1.0" version="1.2">
+  <include name="GLib" version="2.0"/>
+  <include name="GModule" version="2.0"/>
+  <include name="GObject" version="2.0"/>
   <include name="Gst" version="1.0"/>
   <include name="GstBase" version="1.0"/>
-  <include name="GstTag" version="1.0"/>
   <package name="gstreamer-audio-1.0"/>
   <c:include name="gst/audio/audio.h"/>
   <namespace name="GstAudio" version="1.0" shared-library="libgstaudio-1.0.so.0" c:identifier-prefixes="Gst" c:symbol-prefixes="gst">
diff --git a/gir-files/GstBase-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstBase-1.0.gir
index e42bcf7a6..d6ab5719c 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstBase-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstBase-1.0.gir
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 To affect the contents of this file, edit the original C definitions,
 and/or use gtk-doc annotations.  -->
 <repository xmlns="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/core/1.0" xmlns:c="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/c/1.0" xmlns:glib="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/glib/1.0" version="1.2">
+  <include name="GLib" version="2.0"/>
+  <include name="GModule" version="2.0"/>
+  <include name="GObject" version="2.0"/>
   <include name="Gst" version="1.0"/>
   <package name="gstreamer-base-1.0"/>
   <c:include name="gst/base/base.h"/>
@@ -6709,7 +6712,7 @@ on in_place buffers.</doc>
 useful for filters that do not care about negotiation.
 
 Always %TRUE for filters which don't implement either a transform
-or transform_ip method.
+or transform_ip or generate_output method.
 
 MT safe.</doc>
         
diff --git a/gir-files/GstCheck-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstCheck-1.0.gir
index 51ad9f291..1a53d7b8f 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstCheck-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstCheck-1.0.gir
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 To affect the contents of this file, edit the original C definitions,
 and/or use gtk-doc annotations.  -->
 <repository xmlns="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/core/1.0" xmlns:c="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/c/1.0" xmlns:glib="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/glib/1.0" version="1.2">
+  <include name="GLib" version="2.0"/>
+  <include name="GModule" version="2.0"/>
+  <include name="GObject" version="2.0"/>
   <include name="Gst" version="1.0"/>
   <package name="gstreamer-check-1.0"/>
   <c:include name="gst/check/check.h"/>
diff --git a/gir-files/GstGL-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstGL-1.0.gir
index d2ff279bf..7773bfdff 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstGL-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstGL-1.0.gir
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ synchronization metadata on buffers from the pool.</doc>
       
       <type name="utf8" c:type="gchar*"/>
     </constant>
+    
+    
+    
+    
     <bitfield name="GLAPI" glib:type-name="GstGLAPI" glib:get-type="gst_gl_api_get_type" c:type="GstGLAPI">
       <member name="none" value="0" c:identifier="GST_GL_API_NONE" glib:nick="none">
         <doc xml:space="preserve">no API</doc>
@@ -9036,6 +9040,11 @@ user-defined purposes.</doc>
         </parameter>
       </parameters>
     </function-macro>
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
     <function-macro name="GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR" c:identifier="GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR" introspectable="0">
       
       <parameters>
@@ -9273,6 +9282,7 @@ user-defined purposes.</doc>
         </parameter>
       </parameters>
     </function-macro>
+    
     <function-macro name="IS_GLSL_STAGE" c:identifier="GST_IS_GLSL_STAGE" introspectable="0">
       
       <parameters>
@@ -9462,6 +9472,8 @@ user-defined purposes.</doc>
         </parameter>
       </parameters>
     </function-macro>
+    
+    
     <function-macro name="IS_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR" c:identifier="GST_IS_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR" introspectable="0">
       
       <parameters>
@@ -9678,6 +9690,10 @@ you are writing to OpenGL. Conversely, combining #GST_MAP_GL with
         </parameter>
       </parameters>
     </function>
+    
+    
+    
+    
     <function name="gl_api_from_string" c:identifier="gst_gl_api_from_string" moved-to="GLAPI.from_string">
       
       <return-value transfer-ownership="none">
@@ -10041,6 +10057,7 @@ debug category to be at least %GST_LEVEL_FIXME.</doc>
         </parameter>
       </parameters>
     </function>
+    
     <function name="gl_memory_init_once" c:identifier="gst_gl_memory_init_once" moved-to="GLMemory.init_once" version="1.4">
       <doc xml:space="preserve">Initializes the GL Base Texture allocator. It is safe to call this function
 multiple times.  This must be called before any other GstGLMemory operation.</doc>
@@ -10548,6 +10565,7 @@ or a valid GLSL version and/or profile.</doc>
         </parameter>
       </parameters>
     </function>
+    
     <function name="is_gl_memory_pbo" c:identifier="gst_is_gl_memory_pbo" version="1.8">
       
       <return-value transfer-ownership="none">
diff --git a/gir-files/GstMpegts-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstMpegts-1.0.gir
index 4d63425f8..518352950 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstMpegts-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstMpegts-1.0.gir
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ Consult the relevant specifications for more details.</doc>
         <type name="guint" c:type="guint"/>
       </field>
       <field name="language" writable="1">
-        <array zero-terminated="0" c:type="gchar" fixed-size="64">
+        <array zero-terminated="0" fixed-size="64" c:type="gchar">
           <type name="utf8" c:type="gchar*"/>
         </array>
       </field>
diff --git a/gir-files/GstNet-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstNet-1.0.gir
index e86b49ec9..e40ea23b9 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstNet-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstNet-1.0.gir
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 To affect the contents of this file, edit the original C definitions,
 and/or use gtk-doc annotations.  -->
 <repository xmlns="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/core/1.0" xmlns:c="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/c/1.0" xmlns:glib="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/glib/1.0" version="1.2">
+  <include name="GLib" version="2.0"/>
+  <include name="GModule" version="2.0"/>
+  <include name="GObject" version="2.0"/>
   <include name="Gio" version="2.0"/>
   <include name="Gst" version="1.0"/>
   <package name="gstreamer-net-1.0"/>
diff --git a/gir-files/GstPbutils-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstPbutils-1.0.gir
index 4f1b3f1e4..759a38360 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstPbutils-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstPbutils-1.0.gir
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ and/or use gtk-doc annotations.  -->
 <repository xmlns="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/core/1.0" xmlns:c="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/c/1.0" xmlns:glib="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/glib/1.0" version="1.2">
   <include name="Gst" version="1.0"/>
   <include name="GstAudio" version="1.0"/>
-  <include name="GstTag" version="1.0"/>
+  <include name="GstBase" version="1.0"/>
   <include name="GstVideo" version="1.0"/>
   <package name="gstreamer-pbutils-1.0"/>
   <c:include name="gst/pbutils/pbutils.h"/>
diff --git a/gir-files/GstPlayer-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstPlayer-1.0.gir
index ce4d7af76..a2cd241d0 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstPlayer-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstPlayer-1.0.gir
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ To affect the contents of this file, edit the original C definitions,
 and/or use gtk-doc annotations.  -->
 <repository xmlns="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/core/1.0" xmlns:c="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/c/1.0" xmlns:glib="http://www.gtk.org/introspection/glib/1.0" version="1.2">
   <include name="Gst" version="1.0"/>
+  <include name="GstAudio" version="1.0"/>
+  <include name="GstBase" version="1.0"/>
+  <include name="GstPbutils" version="1.0"/>
+  <include name="GstTag" version="1.0"/>
   <include name="GstVideo" version="1.0"/>
   <package name="gstreamer-player-1.0"/>
   <c:include name="gst/player/player.h"/>
diff --git a/gir-files/GstSdp-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstSdp-1.0.gir
index 526a990ad..f3911e777 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstSdp-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstSdp-1.0.gir
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ payload to the KEMAC.</doc>
       </field>
       <field name="kv_data" writable="1">
         <doc xml:space="preserve">key validity data</doc>
-        <array zero-terminated="0" c:type="guint8" fixed-size="2">
+        <array zero-terminated="0" fixed-size="2" c:type="guint8">
           <type name="guint8" c:type="guint8*"/>
         </array>
       </field>
diff --git a/gir-files/GstVideo-1.0.gir b/gir-files/GstVideo-1.0.gir
index b68472829..bde11ddaa 100644
--- a/gir-files/GstVideo-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/GstVideo-1.0.gir
@@ -3911,7 +3911,7 @@ the parity check bits).</doc>
       <field name="data" writable="1">
         <doc xml:space="preserve">The user data content of the Ancillary packet.
    Does not contain the ADF, DID, SDID nor CS.</doc>
-        <array zero-terminated="0" fixed-size="256" fixed-size="256">
+        <array zero-terminated="0" fixed-size="256">
           <type name="guint8" c:type="guint8"/>
         </array>
       </field>
@@ -8878,7 +8878,7 @@ Use the provided macros to access the info in this structure.</doc>
         <type name="gint" c:type="gint"/>
       </field>
       <field name="par_d" writable="1">
-        <doc xml:space="preserve">the pixel-aspect-ratio demnominator</doc>
+        <doc xml:space="preserve">the pixel-aspect-ratio denominator</doc>
         <type name="gint" c:type="gint"/>
       </field>
       <field name="fps_n" writable="1">
@@ -8886,7 +8886,7 @@ Use the provided macros to access the info in this structure.</doc>
         <type name="gint" c:type="gint"/>
       </field>
       <field name="fps_d" writable="1">
-        <doc xml:space="preserve">the framerate demnominator</doc>
+        <doc xml:space="preserve">the framerate denominator</doc>
         <type name="gint" c:type="gint"/>
       </field>
       <field name="offset" writable="1">