diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index b7e3321..25bd025 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="5.16.1"
 SDL_VERSION="2.32.10"
 
 BOLD="\x1b[1m"
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index fde109a..9e2638d 100644
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # test the AppImage built with build.sh
 # again, this only works on aarch64
 
-VERSION="5.15.2"
+VERSION="5.16.1"
 
 BOLD="\x1b[1m"
 RED="\x1b[31m"