diff --git a/example/example.documentation.yaml b/example/example.documentation.yaml
index d1a661a94..9e6cbc86d 100644
--- a/example/example.documentation.yaml
+++ b/example/example.documentation.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: 3.1.0
 info:
   title: Example API
-  version: 16.0.0
+  version: 16.1.0
 paths:
   /v1/user/retrieve:
     get:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3cfd11a3d..21969c9da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "express-zod-api",
-  "version": "16.0.0",
+  "version": "16.1.0",
   "description": "A Typescript library to help you get an API server up and running with I/O schema validation and custom middlewares in minutes.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {