diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index aa4a42bd..6d322c9c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
+dnl If incrementing the version here, remember to update libostree.sym too
 AC_INIT([ostree], [2016.8], [walters@verbum.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([buildutil])
diff --git a/src/libostree/libostree.sym b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
index 3d05ac0e..22eb9eb2 100644
--- a/src/libostree/libostree.sym
+++ b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
@@ -346,14 +346,21 @@ global:
         ostree_repo_resolve_rev_ext;
 } LIBOSTREE_2016.6;
 
-/*                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
- * Versions above here are released.  Only add symbols below this line.
- *                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
- */
-
 LIBOSTREE_2016.8 {
 global:
         ostree_checksum_b64_to_bytes;
         ostree_checksum_b64_from_bytes;
         ostree_repo_checkout_at;
 } LIBOSTREE_2016.7;
+
+/*                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
+ * Versions above here are released.  Only add symbols below this line.
+ *                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
+ */
+
+/* Remove comment when first new symbol is added
+LIBOSTREE_2016.9
+global:
+	someostree_symbol_deleteme;
+} LIBOSTREE_2016.8;
+ * Remove comment when first new symbol is added */