diff --git a/manifest.php b/manifest.php
index 408e554307..ffbd5e7485 100755
--- a/manifest.php
+++ b/manifest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     'label' => 'QTI item model',
 	'description' => 'TAO QTI item model',
     'license' => 'GPL-2.0',
-    'version' => '2.12.15',
+    'version' => '2.12.16',
 	'author' => 'Open Assessment Technologies',
 	'requires' => array(
 	    'taoItems' => '>=2.9.8'
diff --git a/scripts/update/Updater.php b/scripts/update/Updater.php
index 3d0f9fcbdb..3e795d3178 100644
--- a/scripts/update/Updater.php
+++ b/scripts/update/Updater.php
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public function update($initialVersion){
         }
 
         $this->setVersion($currentVersion);
-        $this->skip('2.12.9', '2.12.15');
+        $this->skip('2.12.9', '2.12.16');
     }
 
 }