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 ace3c086da..9879f0a966 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is GStreamer gstreamer-vaapi 1.15.2.
+This is GStreamer gstreamer-vaapi 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 056ebfee7b..fe2d30b214 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 m4_define([gst_vaapi_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([gst_vaapi_minor_version], [15])
 m4_define([gst_vaapi_micro_version], [2])
-m4_define([gst_vaapi_nano_version], [0])
+m4_define([gst_vaapi_nano_version], [1])
 m4_define([gst_vaapi_version],
           [gst_vaapi_major_version.gst_vaapi_minor_version.gst_vaapi_micro_version])
 m4_if(gst_vaapi_nano_version, [0], [],
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ m4_define([gst_vaapi_lt_age],           [1502])
 m4_define([glib_version], [2.40])
 
 # gstreamer version number
-m4_define([gst_version],                [1.15.2])
-m4_define([gst_plugins_base_version],   [1.15.2])
-m4_define([gst_plugins_bad_version],    [1.15.2])
+m4_define([gst_version],                [1.15.2.1])
+m4_define([gst_plugins_base_version],   [1.15.2.1])
+m4_define([gst_plugins_bad_version],    [1.15.2.1])
 
 # Wayland minimum version number
 m4_define([wayland_api_version], [1.11.0])
diff --git a/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-vaapi.xml b/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-vaapi.xml
index 042aaa1c2f..c0b1bf3964 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-vaapi.xml
+++ b/docs/plugins/inspect/plugin-vaapi.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <description>VA-API based elements</description>
   <filename>../../gst/vaapi/.libs/libgstvaapi.so</filename>
   <basename>libgstvaapi.so</basename>
-  <version>1.15.2</version>
+  <version>1.15.2.1</version>
   <license>LGPL</license>
   <source>gstreamer-vaapi</source>
   <package>gstreamer-vaapi</package>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5b36d1b6e6..6d8f1f8613 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gstreamer-vaapi', 'c',
-  version : '1.15.2',
+  version : '1.15.2.1',
   meson_version : '>= 0.47.0',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=1',
                       'buildtype=debugoptimized' ])