diff --git a/abjadext/nauert/_version.py b/abjadext/nauert/_version.py
index a0d74ef..b9c40c0 100644
--- a/abjadext/nauert/_version.py
+++ b/abjadext/nauert/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version_info__ = (3, 15)
+__version_info__ = (3, 16)
 __version__ = ".".join(str(x) for x in __version_info__[:3]) + "".join(
     __version_info__[3:] or []
 )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 279877c..6e15610 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def read_version():
         description=description,
         include_package_data=True,
         install_requires=[
-            "abjad>=3.15",
+            "abjad>=3.16",
         ],
         license="MIT",
         long_description=pathlib.Path("README.md").read_text(),