diff --git a/build-win64.sh b/build-win64.sh
index b03cb35..a496b5c 100755
--- a/build-win64.sh
+++ b/build-win64.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # this script is intended to be run in MSYS2 CLANG64
 
-VERSION="5.15.2"
+VERSION="5.16.0-rc1"
 
 BOLD="\x1b[1m"
 GREEN="\x1b[32m"