diff --git a/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json b/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
index 619633a41c..351b084ecc 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
+++ b/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     },
     "comments": {
         "url": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/ghost/comments-ui@~{version}/umd/comments-ui.min.js",
-        "version": "0.15"
+        "version": "0.16"
     },
     "signupForm": {
         "url": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/ghost/signup-form@~{version}/umd/signup-form.min.js",