diff --git a/python/Cargo.toml b/python/Cargo.toml
index 486f37d695..4a9b141e48 100644
--- a/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltalake-python"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 authors = ["Qingping Hou <dave2008713@gmail.com>", "Will Jones <willjones127@gmail.com>"]
 homepage = "https://github.com/delta-io/delta-rs"
 license = "Apache-2.0"