diff --git a/integration/pom.xml b/integration/pom.xml
index 463a2710..40d97ee5 100755
--- a/integration/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>integration</artifactId>
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 7629354d..ce40b6ac 100755
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 524b6226..03703ef9 100755
--- a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>jul-to-slf4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index b81a0bd4..2a49585a 100755
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index e27ae09f..0e60a230 100755
--- a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>osgi-over-slf4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd6ab21a..42b55e65 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.15</version>
+  <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>SLF4J</name>
diff --git a/slf4j-android/pom.xml b/slf4j-android/pom.xml
index 943aaa43..3143f4f3 100644
--- a/slf4j-android/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-android/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.15</version>
+        <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>slf4j-android</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-api/pom.xml b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
index 3f6e6cb4..7d47176f 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
index 6d0cfbb3..18729c74 100755
--- a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-ext</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml b/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
index efc6efcf..6bd9f92d 100755
--- a/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-jcl</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
index 7d51652e..a14a943e 100755
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/src/test/java/org/slf4j/impl/PerfTest.java b/slf4j-jdk14/src/test/java/org/slf4j/impl/PerfTest.java
index a7361a2d..c4e31bb2 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/src/test/java/org/slf4j/impl/PerfTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/src/test/java/org/slf4j/impl/PerfTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class PerfTest {
     static long REFERENCE_BIPS = 9000;
 
     @Test
-    public void testBug72() {
+    public void issue63() {
 
         int LEN = 1000 * 1000 * 10;
         debugLoop(LEN); // warm up
diff --git a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
index a4e2b6ef..663e515a 100755
--- a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
index 498a9373..da2a78d9 100755
--- a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-migrator</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
index c19c488c..6dda4959 100755
--- a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-nop</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
index 744d3050..7596a6c4 100755
--- a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-site/pom.xml b/slf4j-site/pom.xml
index f48b86bb..e257b716 100755
--- a/slf4j-site/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-site/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.15</version>
+    <version>1.7.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-site</artifactId>