diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index a1778f43ccf1738ec490ef2d9edbe401f7a9ba8f..d65dacc19814de74f0850066801b3b16a37926f5 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 = "0.12.0"
+const VERSION = "0.16.0"