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 ea6ec7f278..5addfec554 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is GStreamer gst-libav 1.15.2.
+This is GStreamer gst-libav 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 32b7318e6a..a9962cc67e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.69)
 dnl initialize autoconf
 dnl when going to/from release please set the nano (fourth number) right !
 dnl releases only do Wall, cvs and prerelease does Werror too
-AC_INIT(GStreamer libav, 1.15.2,
+AC_INIT(GStreamer libav, 1.15.2.1,
     http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer,
     gst-libav)
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ AG_GST_LIBTOOL_PREPARE
 AS_LIBTOOL(GST, 1502, 0, 1502)
 
 dnl *** required versions of GStreamer stuff ***
-GST_REQ=1.15.2
-GST_PBREQ=1.15.2
+GST_REQ=1.15.2.1
+GST_PBREQ=1.15.2.1
 
 ORC_REQ=0.4.16
 ORC_CHECK([$ORC_REQ])
diff --git a/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-libav.xml b/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-libav.xml
index e54d3fbfc6..a7c5771f39 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-libav.xml
+++ b/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-libav.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
   <description>All libav codecs and formats (local snapshot)</description>
   <filename>../../ext/libav/.libs/libgstlibav.so</filename>
   <basename>libgstlibav.so</basename>
-  <version>1.15.2</version>
+  <version>1.15.2.1</version>
   <license>LGPL</license>
   <source>gst-libav</source>
-  <package>GStreamer libav source release</package>
+  <package>GStreamer libav git</package>
   <origin>Unknown package origin</origin>
   <elements>
     <element>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 62697e8960..15395dbda1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gst-libav', 'c', 'cpp',
-  version : '1.15.2',
+  version : '1.15.2.1',
   meson_version : '>= 0.46.0',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=1',
                       'buildtype=debugoptimized' ])