diff --git a/aider/__init__.py b/aider/__init__.py
index 779c23b436a..113af05a0a3 100644
--- a/aider/__init__.py
+++ b/aider/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.1-dev"
+__version__ = "0.16.1"