diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 8e19f63..0679002 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ Version 1.16.0, Fri, 25 June 2024
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 * Now testing against Django 5.1
-* Account name max length increased from 50 to 255 (#47)
 * Account code regeneration major performance improvement in database trigger (#117)
 * Improvements to ratio_split()
   * Adding assertion to catch div-by-zero error
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 141f2e8..15b989e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.0
+1.16.0