diff --git a/docs/examples/install_tendermint.sh b/docs/examples/install_tendermint.sh
index 4241508f..f5f458cd 100644
--- a/docs/examples/install_tendermint.sh
+++ b/docs/examples/install_tendermint.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ go get $REPO
 cd $GOPATH/src/$REPO
 
 ## build
-git checkout v0.16.0
+git checkout v0.16.1
 make get_tools
 make get_vendor_deps
 make install
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index a4509542..b98bf26c 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package version
 
 const Maj = "0"
 const Min = "16"
-const Fix = "0"
+const Fix = "1"
 
 var (
 	// Version is the current version of Tendermint
 	// Must be a string because scripts like dist.sh read this file.
-	Version = "0.16.0"
+	Version = "0.16.1"
 
 	// GitCommit is the current HEAD set using ldflags.
 	GitCommit string