diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
index 86ee48f6f8..c15b409c44 100644
--- a/version.props
+++ b/version.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>2.1.5</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>2.1.6</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix>rtm</VersionSuffix>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)-final</PackageVersion>