diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2f56dcf299e527a4421896ab121c4955b7ca8679..8b250f1451c17655ad66949f5b1f52482ade46e4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python-defaults (2.7.16-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Bump version to 2.7.16.
+
+ -- Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 12:56:25 +0100
+
 python-defaults (2.7.15-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Matthias Klose ]
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4c19e2677f789454edc5554d908b54dd1768e490..d2ff9427e31582a1cca7d9e19a42dc6285253079 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
 Uploaders: Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9~), dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.11), python2.7:any (>= 2.7.15-1~),
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9~), dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.11), python2.7:any (>= 2.7.16-1~),
   lsb-release,
   python-all:any,
-  python2.7:any (>= 2.7.15-1~),
+  python2.7:any (>= 2.7.16-1~),
 Standards-Version: 4.3.0
 Homepage: https://www.python.org/
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/cpython-team/python-defaults.git
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: allowed
 Priority: optional
 Pre-Depends: python-minimal (= ${binary:Version})
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7 (>= 2.7.15-1~), libpython-stdlib (= ${binary:Version}), python2 (= ${binary:Version})
-Suggests: python-doc (= ${binary:Version}), python-tk (>= 2.7.15-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7 (>= 2.7.16-1~), libpython-stdlib (= ${binary:Version}), python2 (= ${binary:Version})
+Suggests: python-doc (= ${binary:Version}), python-tk (>= 2.7.16-1~)
 Conflicts: python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Breaks: update-manager-core (<< 0.200.5-2)
 Replaces: python-dev (<< 2.6.5-2)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Package: python-minimal
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: allowed
 Priority: optional
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7-minimal (>= 2.7.15-1~), dpkg (>= 1.13.20), python2-minimal (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7-minimal (>= 2.7.16-1~), dpkg (>= 1.13.20), python2-minimal (= ${binary:Version})
 Recommends: python
 Conflicts: python-central
 Breaks: python (<= 2.7.3-1~), python-dev (<< 2.6), python-dbg (<< 2.6), python-all (<< 2.6), python-all-dev (<< 2.6), python-all-dbg (<< 2.6), python-examples (<< 2.6), idle (<< 2.6), python2.5-minimal (<< 2.5.5-7), python2.6-minimal (<< 2.6.5~rc2-2), python3.1-minimal (<< 3.1.2~rc1-2), python-support (<< 1.0.10ubuntu2)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Cnf-Visible-Pkgname: python
 Package: python-dev
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: allowed
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (= ${binary:Version}), libpython-dev (= ${binary:Version}), python2.7-dev (>= 2.7.15-1~), python2-dev (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (= ${binary:Version}), libpython-dev (= ${binary:Version}), python2.7-dev (>= 2.7.16-1~), python2-dev (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: header files and a static library for Python2
  Header files, a static library and development tools for building
  Python2 modules, extending the Python2 interpreter or embedding Python2
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Package: libpython-dev
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Section: libdevel
-Depends: libpython2.7-dev (>= 2.7.15-1~), ${misc:Depends}, libpython2-dev (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: libpython2.7-dev (>= 2.7.16-1~), ${misc:Depends}, libpython2-dev (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: header files and a static library for Python2
  Header files, a static library and development tools for building
  Python2 modules, extending the Python2 interpreter or embedding Python2
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Package: libpython-stdlib
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Priority: optional
-Depends: libpython2.7-stdlib (>= 2.7.15-1~), ${misc:Depends}, libpython2-stdlib (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: libpython2.7-stdlib (>= 2.7.16-1~), ${misc:Depends}, libpython2-stdlib (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (Python2)
  Python2, the high-level, interactive object oriented language,
  includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Package: python-doc
 Section: doc
 Architecture: all
 Multi-Arch: foreign
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7-doc (>= 2.7.15-1~), python2-doc (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7-doc (>= 2.7.16-1~), python2-doc (= ${binary:Version})
 Suggests: python-examples, python (= ${binary:Version})
 Breaks: python (<< 2.3.5)
 Replaces: python (<< 2.3.5)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Package: python-dbg
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: allowed
 Section: debug
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (= ${binary:Version}), libpython-dbg (= ${binary:Version}), python2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.15-1~), python2-dbg (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (= ${binary:Version}), libpython-dbg (= ${binary:Version}), python2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.16-1~), python2-dbg (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: debug build of the Python Interpreter2 (version 2.7)
  Python2 interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are
  searched in /usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/debug first.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Package: libpython-dbg
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Section: debug
-Depends: libpython2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.15-1~), ${misc:Depends}, libpython2-dbg (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: libpython2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.16-1~), ${misc:Depends}, libpython2-dbg (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: debug build of the Python2 Interpreter (version 2.7)
  Python2 interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules
  are searched in /usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/debug first.
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: allowed
 Priority: optional
 Pre-Depends: python2-minimal (= ${binary:Version})
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7 (>= 2.7.15-1~), libpython2-stdlib (= ${binary:Version})
-Suggests: python2-doc (= ${binary:Version}), python-tk (>= 2.7.15-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7 (>= 2.7.16-1~), libpython2-stdlib (= ${binary:Version})
+Suggests: python2-doc (= ${binary:Version}), python-tk (>= 2.7.16-1~)
 Conflicts: python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Breaks: update-manager-core (<< 0.200.5-2), python (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Replaces: python-dev (<< 2.6.5-2), python (<< 2.7.15-2)
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Package: python2-minimal
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: allowed
 Priority: optional
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7-minimal (>= 2.7.15-1~), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7-minimal (>= 2.7.16-1~), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
 Recommends: python2
 Conflicts: python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Breaks: python (<= 2.7.3-1~), python-dev (<< 2.6), python-dbg (<< 2.6), python-all (<< 2.6), python-all-dev (<< 2.6), python-all-dbg (<< 2.6), python-examples (<< 2.6), idle (<< 2.6), python2.5-minimal (<< 2.5.5-7), python2.6-minimal (<< 2.6.5~rc2-2), python3.1-minimal (<< 3.1.2~rc1-2), python-support (<< 1.0.10ubuntu2), python-minimal (<< 2.7.15-2)
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Cnf-Visible-Pkgname: python2
 Package: python2-dev
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: allowed
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2 (= ${binary:Version}), libpython2-dev (= ${binary:Version}), python2.7-dev (>= 2.7.15-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2 (= ${binary:Version}), libpython2-dev (= ${binary:Version}), python2.7-dev (>= 2.7.16-1~)
 Breaks: python-dev (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Replaces: python-dev (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Description: header files and a static library for Python2
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Package: libpython2-dev
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Section: libdevel
-Depends: libpython2.7-dev (>= 2.7.15-1~), ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: libpython2.7-dev (>= 2.7.16-1~), ${misc:Depends}
 Breaks: libpython-dev (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Replaces: libpython-dev (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Description: header files and a static library for Python2
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Package: libpython2-stdlib
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Priority: optional
-Depends: libpython2.7-stdlib (>= 2.7.15-1~), ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: libpython2.7-stdlib (>= 2.7.16-1~), ${misc:Depends}
 Breaks: libpython-stdlib (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Replaces: libpython-stdlib (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (Python2)
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Package: python2-doc
 Section: doc
 Architecture: all
 Multi-Arch: foreign
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7-doc (>= 2.7.15-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.7-doc (>= 2.7.16-1~)
 Suggests: python2 (= ${binary:Version})
 Breaks: python-doc (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Replaces: python-doc (<< 2.7.15-2)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Package: python2-dbg
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: allowed
 Section: debug
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2 (= ${binary:Version}), libpython2-dbg (= ${binary:Version}), python2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.15-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2 (= ${binary:Version}), libpython2-dbg (= ${binary:Version}), python2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.16-1~)
 Breaks: python-dbg (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Replaces: python-dbg (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Description: debug build of the Python2 interpreter (version 2.7)
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Package: libpython2-dbg
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Section: debug
-Depends: libpython2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.15-1~), ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: libpython2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.16-1~), ${misc:Depends}
 Breaks: libpython-dbg (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Replaces: libpython-dbg (<< 2.7.15-2)
 Description: debug build of the Python2 interpreter (version 2.7)
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 82b41521b831cc5c955261d9368378e9cd19c55e..5cda6b618778e728db9bd162048440bc2e22523d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ export PVER=python2.7
 
 PREVVER	:= $(shell awk '/^python/ && NR > 1 {print substr($$2,2,length($$2)-2); exit}' debian/changelog)
 # first version with Multi-Arch: allowed
-PREVVER := 2.7.15-1~
+PREVVER := 2.7.16-1~
 
 # not yet allowed
 ma_allowed	= yes
 
 ifeq (,$(filter $(distrelease),lenny etch squeeze wheezy lucid maverick natty oneiric precise quantal raring saucy trusty))
-  bd_i586 = dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.11), python2.7:any (>= 2.7.15-1~)
+  bd_i586 = dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.11), python2.7:any (>= 2.7.16-1~)
 endif