diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b19973f746..ad4131b245 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ EndIf (Boost_FOUND)
 # Set the library version in the main CMakeLists.txt
 SET(FAIRROOT_MAJOR_VERSION 16)
 SET(FAIRROOT_MINOR_VERSION 06)
-SET(FAIRROOT_PATCH_VERSION 00)
+SET(FAIRROOT_PATCH_VERSION 01)
 SET(FAIRROOT_VERSION "${FAIRROOT_MAJOR_VERSION}.${FAIRROOT_MINOR_VERSION}.${FAIRROOT_PATCH_VERSION}")
 
 If(ROOT_FOUND_VERSION LESS 59999)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ If(GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
                   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
                  )
 Else()
-  Set(FAIRROOT_GIT_VERSION v-16.06)
+  Set(FAIRROOT_GIT_VERSION v-16.06a)
 EndIf()
 Configure_File(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/scripts/fairroot-config.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fairroot-config @ONLY)
 
diff --git a/cmake/scripts/fairroot-config.in b/cmake/scripts/fairroot-config.in
index a181c614c9..ad47c8cdf9 100644
--- a/cmake/scripts/fairroot-config.in
+++ b/cmake/scripts/fairroot-config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-_version=v-16.06
+_version=v-16.06a
 _major_version=${_version:2:2}
 _minor_version=${_version:5:2}
 _patch=${_version:7}