diff --git a/kas/__version__.py b/kas/__version__.py
index 5d59f90..86e35c6 100644
--- a/kas/__version__.py
+++ b/kas/__version__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 __license__ = 'MIT'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2017'
 
-__version__ = '0.16.0'
+__version__ = '0.16.1'
 
 # Please update docs/format-changelog.rst when changing the file version.
 __file_version__ = 7