diff --git a/cadetrdm/version.py b/cadetrdm/version.py
index 858ea499ce9f27c7c9cf7c6084cc0dee01c25594..8384f6da47be8eeff77e1ad1b0b4f6b8203cf006 100644
--- a/cadetrdm/version.py
+++ b/cadetrdm/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.0.15"
+version = "0.0.16"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 165a9a13f31a5eefbce7ff6a8ca5f688be90304a..f7583e7e967d9dd88b8b2919fde1c385d0572eeb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = CADET-RDM
-version = 0.0.15
+version = 0.0.16
 author = Ronald Jäpel
 author_email = r.jaepel@fz-juelich.de
 description = A solution for research data management