diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2eae3b17..731a6b72 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ allow-direct-references = true
 
 [project]
 name = "multiversx-sdk"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 authors = [
   { name="MultiversX" },
 ]