diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0783260..b5bb4c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ You can confirm installation via `conda list`
 (figshare_patrons) $ conda list requiam
 ```
 
-You should see that the version is `0.16.4`.
+You should see that the version is `0.16.5`.
 
 ### Configuration Settings
 
diff --git a/requiam/__init__.py b/requiam/__init__.py
index 585beca..5eef507 100644
--- a/requiam/__init__.py
+++ b/requiam/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.4"
+__version__ = "0.16.5"
 
 
 class TimerClass(object):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index feda02f..155e5b1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='requiam',
-    version='v0.16.4',
+    version='v0.16.5',
     packages=['requiam'],
     url='https://github.com/UAL-ODIS/ReQUIAM',
     license='MIT License',