diff --git a/gunicorn/__init__.py b/gunicorn/__init__.py
index f6ef7ba6..d9c83b5a 100644
--- a/gunicorn/__init__.py
+++ b/gunicorn/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # This file is part of gunicorn released under the MIT license.
 # See the NOTICE for more information.
 
-version_info = (0, 16, 0)
+version_info = (0, 16, 1)
 __version__ = ".".join([str(v) for v in version_info])
 SERVER_SOFTWARE = "gunicorn/%s" % __version__