diff --git a/src/app/app_version.h.in b/src/app/app_version.h.in
index ce0da1694bf..e9d8fe76add 100644
--- a/src/app/app_version.h.in
+++ b/src/app/app_version.h.in
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Constants {
 
 const char * const IDE_VERSION_LONG      = IDE_VERSION_STR;
 const char * const IDE_AUTHOR            = \"The Qt Company Ltd\";
-const char * const IDE_YEAR              = \"2015\";
+const char * const IDE_YEAR              = \"2016\";
 
 #ifdef IDE_VERSION_DESCRIPTION
 const char * const IDE_VERSION_DESCRIPTION_STR = STRINGIFY(IDE_VERSION_DESCRIPTION);