diff --git a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
index 145148e7b19..c8e0cd32903 100644
--- a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
+++ b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.15 (26 Apr 2001)
+6.16 ( 1 May 2001)