diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 20ea10234..09d4e4fbd 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 
-version = "0.16.0"
-release = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
+release = "0.16.1"
 
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
diff --git a/mbuild/__init__.py b/mbuild/__init__.py
index e51460e19..561838276 100644
--- a/mbuild/__init__.py
+++ b/mbuild/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 from mbuild.port import Port
 from mbuild.recipes import recipes
 
-__version__ = "0.16.0"
+__version__ = "0.16.1"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b8bfc5ab8..e871a35e5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.16.0
+current_version = 0.16.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 message = Bump to version {new_version}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b3857dd25..071a89e16 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #####################################
 NAME = "mbuild"
-VERSION = "0.16.0"
+VERSION = "0.16.1"
 ISRELEASED = True
 if ISRELEASED:
     __version__ = VERSION