diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4a43ae1..3d3a09c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 [workspace.dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
 
-dapr-macros = { version = "0.16.0-rc.0", path = "./dapr-macros" }
+dapr-macros = { version = "0.16.0-rc.1", path = "./dapr-macros" }
 
 prost = "0.13.1"
 prost-build = "0.13.1"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ tonic = "0.12.1"
 tonic-build = "0.12.1"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.16.0-rc.0"
+version = "0.16.0-rc.1"
 authors = [
     "Mike Nguyen <hey@mike.ee>",
     "The Dapr Authors <dapr@dapr.io>"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f886a08..a4c165c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Add the following to your `Cargo.toml` file:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-dapr = "0.16.0-rc.0"
+dapr = "0.16.0-rc.1"
 ```
 
 Here's a basic example to create a client: