diff --git a/python/lib/communication/dmod/communication/_version.py b/python/lib/communication/dmod/communication/_version.py
index 9513287c9..e93506482 100644
--- a/python/lib/communication/dmod/communication/_version.py
+++ b/python/lib/communication/dmod/communication/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.16.1'
+__version__ = '0.16.2'