diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c57fd4d9..96adf4a66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "yargs",
-  "version": "15.4.0",
+  "version": "16.0.0",
   "description": "yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.",
   "main": "./index.cjs",
   "exports": {