diff --git a/supertokens_python/constants.py b/supertokens_python/constants.py
index 075ff9309..292277329 100644
--- a/supertokens_python/constants.py
+++ b/supertokens_python/constants.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 SUPPORTED_CDI_VERSIONS = ["3.0"]
-VERSION = "0.16.0"
+VERSION = "0.16.1"
 TELEMETRY = "/telemetry"
 USER_COUNT = "/users/count"
 USER_DELETE = "/user/remove"