diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc98ff501..f95909d6f 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ Supported operating systems and hardware:
 * 2013-10-17, Created.<br/>
 
 ## History
+* v1.0, 2015-01-01, hotfix [#270](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/270), memory leak for http client post. 1.0.16
 * v1.0, 2014-12-29, hotfix [#267](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/267), the forward dest ep should use server. 1.0.15
 * v1.0, 2014-12-29, hotfix [#268](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/268), the hls pcr is negative when startup. 1.0.14
 * v1.0, 2014-12-22, hotfix [#264](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/264), ignore NALU when sequence header to make HLS happy. 1.0.12
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_http_client.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_http_client.cpp
index 0fb7afa22..a1ad903cf 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_http_client.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_http_client.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ int SrsHttpClient::post(SrsHttpUri* uri, string req, string& res)
     }
     srs_info("parse http post response success.");
     
+    srs_freep(msg);
+    
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp b/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
index 907e944ff..37d5e06ad 100644
--- a/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 // current release version
 #define VERSION_MAJOR       1
 #define VERSION_MINOR       0
-#define VERSION_REVISION    15
+#define VERSION_REVISION    16
 // server info.
 #define RTMP_SIG_SRS_KEY "SRS"
 #define RTMP_SIG_SRS_ROLE "origin/edge server"