diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index d38381a33ca53bc9a691a7c78286a93f53ea7ae6..dcf8c5c2c8522db6c3f5214c3475e331fd8f81a4 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ func (version *VersionIdentifier) MatchesMinorVersion(
 
 // IMPORTANT: Eris-DB version must be on the last line of this file for
 // the deployment script tests/build_tool.sh to pick up the right label.
-const VERSION = "0.16.0"
+const VERSION = "0.16.1"