diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index efb6d6d762..183bcc4f7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
         python3.exe -m pip wheel .
         if(!$?) { Exit $LASTEXITCODE }
-        python3.exe -m pip install openPMD_api-0.16.0.dev0-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl
+        python3.exe -m pip install openPMD_api-0.16.1-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl
         if(!$?) { Exit $LASTEXITCODE }
 
         python3.exe -c "import openpmd_api as api; print(api.variants)"