diff --git a/META.json b/META.json
index 9bad39e..befb982 100644
--- a/META.json
+++ b/META.json
@@ -61,27 +61,27 @@
    "provides" : {
       "Beam::Minion" : {
          "file" : "lib/Beam/Minion.pm",
-         "version" : "0.015"
+         "version" : "0.016"
       },
       "Beam::Minion::Command::job" : {
          "file" : "lib/Beam/Minion/Command/job.pm",
-         "version" : "0.015"
+         "version" : "0.016"
       },
       "Beam::Minion::Command::run" : {
          "file" : "lib/Beam/Minion/Command/run.pm",
-         "version" : "0.015"
+         "version" : "0.016"
       },
       "Beam::Minion::Command::worker" : {
          "file" : "lib/Beam/Minion/Command/worker.pm",
-         "version" : "0.015"
+         "version" : "0.016"
       },
       "Beam::Minion::Util" : {
          "file" : "lib/Beam/Minion/Util.pm",
-         "version" : "0.015"
+         "version" : "0.016"
       },
       "Beam::Runner::Command::minion" : {
          "file" : "lib/Beam/Runner/Command/minion.pm",
-         "version" : "0.015"
+         "version" : "0.016"
       }
    },
    "release_status" : "stable",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
          "web" : "https://github.com/preaction/Beam-Minion"
       }
    },
-   "version" : "0.015",
+   "version" : "0.016",
    "x_authority" : "cpan:PREACTION",
    "x_contributors" : [
       "Mohammad S Anwar <mohammad.anwar@yahoo.com>"
diff --git a/README.mkdn b/README.mkdn
index 513d25c..5ca414e 100644
--- a/README.mkdn
+++ b/README.mkdn
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Beam::Minion - A distributed task runner for Beam::Wire containers
 
 # VERSION
 
-version 0.015
+version 0.016
 
 # STATUS