diff --git a/docs/reference/changelog.rst b/docs/reference/changelog.rst
index 298a642f6..58a852f42 100644
--- a/docs/reference/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/changelog.rst
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ Current version
     :doc:`How to update</how-to/upgrading/upgrade>` *(minor updates only)*
 
 
-v4.17.0 - 2021-xx-xx
+v4.16.1 - 2021-05-11
 --------------------
 
+- ``Fixed`` MQTT client keeps reconnecting when using QoS level 0 [`#1383 <https://github.com/dsmrreader/dsmr-reader/issues/1383>`_]
 
 
 v4.16.0 - 2021-05-10
diff --git a/dsmr_mqtt/services/broker.py b/dsmr_mqtt/services/broker.py
index 4d01e9e09..e4bf8ad54 100644
--- a/dsmr_mqtt/services/broker.py
+++ b/dsmr_mqtt/services/broker.py
@@ -79,11 +79,15 @@ def run(mqtt_client):
             retain=True
         )
 
+        # Do NOT remove this. It is both required for networking when having QoS > 1 and mqtt_client.is_connected()
+        # below. Omitting this loop will have the client think it's disconnected.
+        mqtt_client.loop(0.5)
+
         # Does nothing when using QoS 0 (as designed). For QoS 1 and 2 however, this blocks further processing and
         # message deletion below, until the broker acknowledges the message received.
         logger.debug('MQTT: Waiting for message (#%s) to be marked published', current.pk)
         while not result.is_published():
-            mqtt_client.loop(0.5)
+            mqtt_client.loop(0.1)
 
         logger.debug('MQTT: Deleting published message (#%s) from queue', current.pk)
         current.delete()
diff --git a/dsmrreader/__init__.py b/dsmrreader/__init__.py
index ab3a82557..a6f623c4d 100644
--- a/dsmrreader/__init__.py
+++ b/dsmrreader/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.utils.version import get_version
 
-VERSION = (4, 17, 0, 'final', 0)
+VERSION = (4, 16, 1, 'final', 0)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)
diff --git a/dsmrreader/provisioning/downgrade/v4.16.1.sh b/dsmrreader/provisioning/downgrade/v4.16.1.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f13eea45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsmrreader/provisioning/downgrade/v4.16.1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Dump for DSMR-reader v4.16.1
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_api 0003_create_api_user
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_backend 0015_backend_restart_required
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_backup 0013_dropbox_setting_refactoring
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_consumption 0019_energy_supplier_price_decimals
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_datalogger 0030_override_telegram_timestamp
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_dropbox 0001_schedule_dropbox
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_frontend 0043_default_color_update_tariff_2
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_influxdb 0004_client_settings_update
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_mindergas 0005_schedule_mindergas_export
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_mqtt 0019_mqtt_current_period_totals
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_notification 0008_dummy_notification_provider
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_pvoutput 0004_pvoutput_setting_refactoring
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_stats 0017_day_statistics_reading_history_retroactive
+./manage.py migrate dsmr_weather 0006_schedule_weather_update