diff --git a/bypy.py b/bypy.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100755
--- a/bypy.py
+++ b/bypy.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 from __future__ import division
 
 ### special variables that say about this module
-__version__ = '1.2.15'
+__version__ = '1.2.16'
 
 ### return (error) codes
 # they are put at the top because:
Version bumped to <I>