diff --git a/pysam/version.py b/pysam/version.py
index 1fa90980..3ad71c7d 100644
--- a/pysam/version.py
+++ b/pysam/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pysam versioning information
-__version__ = "0.16.0"
+__version__ = "0.16.0.1"
 
 __samtools_version__ = "1.10"
 __bcftools_version__ = "1.10.2"