diff --git a/MAPLEAF/__init__.py b/MAPLEAF/__init__.py
index 6f8c1b52..dfb82ec9 100644
--- a/MAPLEAF/__init__.py
+++ b/MAPLEAF/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 * Recompiling Cython Code
 '''
 
-__version__ = "0.8.15"
+__version__ = "0.8.16"
 
 __pdoc__ = {
     'Examples': False