diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index f875158ca15..ccee2f8dab1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 /* Blender file format version. */
 #define BLENDER_FILE_VERSION BLENDER_VERSION
-#define BLENDER_FILE_SUBVERSION 15
+#define BLENDER_FILE_SUBVERSION 16
 
 /* Minimum Blender version that supports reading file written with the current
  * version. Older Blender versions will test this and cancel loading the file, showing a warning to
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.cc b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.cc
index 4f19e2cfb80..7592bcd8fec 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.cc
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void do_versions_theme(const UserDef *userdef, bTheme *btheme)
     FROM_DEFAULT_V4_UCHAR(space_node.nodeclass_vector);
   }
 
-  if (!USER_VERSION_ATLEAST(500, 15)) {
+  if (!USER_VERSION_ATLEAST(500, 16)) {
     FROM_DEFAULT_V4_UCHAR(asset_shelf.header_back);
     FROM_DEFAULT_V4_UCHAR(asset_shelf.back);
   }