diff --git a/jupyter_server/_version.py b/jupyter_server/_version.py
index 06c8e7a102..c359d67c88 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/_version.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/_version.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 # Next beta/alpha/rc release: The version number for beta is X.Y.ZbN **without dots**.
 
-version_info = (1, 0, 0, 'rc15')
+version_info = (1, 0, 0, 'rc16')
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, version_info[:3])) + ''.join(version_info[3:])