diff --git a/.bumpclient.toml b/.bumpclient.toml
index 1b8cbf97c..0d5d8a856 100644
--- a/.bumpclient.toml
+++ b/.bumpclient.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.16.4"
+current_version = "0.16.5"
 commit = true
 tag = false
 
diff --git a/.bumpversion.toml b/.bumpversion.toml
index aa4eb2eb9..3f893dddb 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.toml
+++ b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.16.4"
+current_version = "0.16.5"
 commit = true
 tag = true
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3125d4c6c..c8d1a8c10 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ requires = [
 
 [project]
 name = "murfey"
-version = "0.16.4"
+version = "0.16.5"
 description = "Client-Server architecture hauling Cryo-EM data"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = [
diff --git a/src/murfey/__init__.py b/src/murfey/__init__.py
index 59f154481..5679cfb39 100644
--- a/src/murfey/__init__.py
+++ b/src/murfey/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.16.4"
-__supported_client_version__ = "0.16.4"
+__version__ = "0.16.5"
+__supported_client_version__ = "0.16.5"