diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6457a5d996..e6f8c3dbe7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ GSTREAMER 1.16 RELEASE NOTES
GStreamer 1.16 has not been released yet. It is scheduled for release in
-January/February 2019.
+March 2019.
1.15.x is the unstable development version that is being developed in
the git master branch and which will eventually result in 1.16.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ the git master branch and which will eventually result in 1.16.
See https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.16/ for the latest
version of this document.
-_Last updated: Monday 25 January 2019, 15:00 UTC (log)_
+_Last updated: Wednesday 27 January 2019, 00:30 UTC (log)_
Introduction
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ the git 1.16 branch, which is a stable branch.
1.16.0
-1.16.0 is scheduled to be released around January/February 2019.
+1.16.0 is scheduled to be released in March 2019.
Known Issues
@@ -1269,6 +1269,6 @@ August/September.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
_These release notes have been prepared by Tim-Philipp Müller with_
-_contributions from Sebastian Dröge._
+_contributions from Sebastian Dröge and Guillaume Desmottes._
_License: CC BY-SA 4.0_
diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 03016ff5d0..67bbfb5230 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is GStreamer core 1.15.2.
+This is GStreamer core 1.15.2.1.
GStreamer 1.15 is the development branch leading up to the next major
stable version which will be 1.16.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2a7ed76ff8..0d20aa0fb6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl initialize autoconf
dnl when going to/from release please set the nano (fourth number) right !
dnl releases only do Wall, git and prerelease does Werror too
dnl
-AC_INIT([GStreamer],[1.15.2],[http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer],[gstreamer])
+AC_INIT([GStreamer],[1.15.2.1],[http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer],[gstreamer])
AG_GST_INIT
dnl initialize automake (we require GNU make)
diff --git a/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-coreelements.xml b/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-coreelements.xml
index c6442cf8c1..fb46884a5e 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-coreelements.xml
+++ b/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-coreelements.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
GStreamer core elements../../plugins/elements/.libs/libgstcoreelements.solibgstcoreelements.so
- 1.15.2
+ 1.15.2.1LGPL
- GStreamer source release
+ GStreamer gitUnknown package origin
diff --git a/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-coretracers.xml b/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-coretracers.xml
index 95117fdafa..ef8325c828 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-coretracers.xml
+++ b/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-coretracers.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
GStreamer core tracers../../plugins/tracers/.libs/libgstcoretracers.solibgstcoretracers.so
- 1.15.2
+ 1.15.2.1LGPL
- GStreamer source release
+ GStreamer gitUnknown package origin
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d3b802eb44..99826f10d6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
project('gstreamer', 'c',
- version : '1.15.2',
+ version : '1.15.2.1',
meson_version : '>= 0.47',
default_options : [ 'warning_level=1',
'buildtype=debugoptimized' ])