diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2f422259..4514993b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 author = The GlacioHack Team
 name = xdem
-version = 0.0.16.pre
+version = 0.0.16
 description = Analysis of digital elevation models (DEMs)
 keywords = dem, elevation, geoutils, xarray
 long_description = file: README.md