diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index b7e3321..9904b4f 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # run this script on an aarch64 computer, running modern debian or
 # something similar, otherwise it's not going to work...
 
-VERSION="5.15.2"
+VERSION="5.16.0-rc1"
 SDL_VERSION="2.32.10"
 
 BOLD="\x1b[1m"