diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 748f90ca2c..3955e5924d 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define LAMMPS_VERSION "1 Aug 2016"
+#define LAMMPS_VERSION "3 Aug 2016"