diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d91a5a12..7f1065c4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)
 
-project(ArduinoJson VERSION 6.15.1)
+project(ArduinoJson VERSION 6.16.0)
 
 if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME)
     include(CTest)
diff --git a/extras/scripts/publish.sh b/extras/scripts/publish.sh
index caad1394..15069f4b 100755
--- a/extras/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/extras/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ update_version_in_source () {
 }
 
 commit_new_version () {
-	git add src/ArduinoJson/version.hpp README.md CHANGELOG.md library.json library.properties appveyor.yml
+	git add src/ArduinoJson/version.hpp README.md CHANGELOG.md library.json library.properties appveyor.yml CMakeLists.txt
 	git commit -m "Set version to $VERSION"
 }