diff --git a/logstash-core-plugin-api/lib/logstash-core-plugin-api/version.rb b/logstash-core-plugin-api/lib/logstash-core-plugin-api/version.rb
index 7c3d3e44f..e0ebc2225 100644
--- a/logstash-core-plugin-api/lib/logstash-core-plugin-api/version.rb
+++ b/logstash-core-plugin-api/lib/logstash-core-plugin-api/version.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-LOGSTASH_CORE_PLUGIN_API = "2.1.12"
+LOGSTASH_CORE_PLUGIN_API = "2.1.16"
diff --git a/versions.yml b/versions.yml
index d4c1fbb60..87670bec2 100644
--- a/versions.yml
+++ b/versions.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ logstash: 6.0.0-alpha1
 logstash-core: 6.0.0-alpha1
 logstash-core-event: 6.0.0-alpha1
 logstash-core-event-java: 6.0.0-alpha1
-logstash-core-plugin-api: 2.1.12
+logstash-core-plugin-api: 2.1.16