diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 86edccfe99..75014ff269 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ const
   NimMinor*: int = 16
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch*: int = 0
+  NimPatch*: int = 1
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch