diff --git a/multimedia/videoplayer/vlc/pspec.xml b/multimedia/videoplayer/vlc/pspec.xml
index cac09704a5..f6562fe4fd 100644
--- a/multimedia/videoplayer/vlc/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/videoplayer/vlc/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>app:gui</IsA>
         <Summary>VLC media player</Summary>
         <Description>VLC is a famous video player and streamer.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="8a8613f16a9053668d7a7dcfa1e6d8be93af3e89" type="tarxz">http://mirrors.netix.net/vlc/vlc/3.0.14/vlc-3.0.14.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="e22ac839a09b5ead8992ae6aa8ea886364283e6a" type="tarxz">http://mirrors.netix.net/vlc/vlc/3.0.16/vlc-3.0.16.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>srt-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>qt5-svg-devel</Dependency>
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@
             <Dependency>wayland-protocols-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
-            <Patch level="1">vlc-3.0.11.1-srt-1.4.2.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.8-freerdp-2.patch</Patch>
+<!--             <Patch level="1">vlc-3.0.11.1-srt-1.4.2.patch</Patch> -->
+<!--             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.8-freerdp-2.patch</Patch> -->
 <!--             <Patch level="1">lua53_compat.patch</Patch> -->
             <!--Patch level="1">qt_5_15.patch</Patch-->
 <!-- 			<Patch level="1">build_fix.patch</Patch> -->
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="24">
+            <Date>2021-06-30</Date>
+            <Version>3.0.16</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="23">
             <Date>2021-06-04</Date>
             <Version>3.0.14</Version>