diff --git a/perl-JSON-PP.spec b/perl-JSON-PP.spec
index 224b6f9..956417d 100644
--- a/perl-JSON-PP.spec
+++ b/perl-JSON-PP.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define perl_major_ver %(eval `perl -V:version`; echo ${version%*.[0-9]*}.0)
 
 Name:          perl-JSON-PP
-Version:       4.15
+Version:       4.16
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       JSON::PP - JSON::XS compatible pure-Perl module
 Group:         System/Libraries/Perl
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ done
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 30 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 4.16-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Tue Dec 27 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 4.15-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist