diff --git a/deb/DEBIAN/control b/deb/DEBIAN/control
index 90ae97a..6f71fce 100644
--- a/deb/DEBIAN/control
+++ b/deb/DEBIAN/control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: tird
-Version: 0.15.1
+Version: 0.16.0
 Section: utils
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.0), python3-nacl (>= 1.2.0), python3-pycryptodome (>= 3.6.2)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7309d89..759ec8d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def readme():
 
 
 NAME = 'tird'
-VERSION = '0.15.1'
+VERSION = '0.16.0'
 
 setup(
     name=NAME,
diff --git a/tird/tird.py b/tird/tird.py
index 6b2202b..fd5eb57 100755
--- a/tird/tird.py
+++ b/tird/tird.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     exit(1)
 
 
-VERSION: str = '0.15.1'
+VERSION: str = '0.16.0'
 
 INFO: str = f"""{ITA}I: tird v{VERSION}
     A tool for encrypting files and hiding encrypted data.