diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e8d9fa10..0f24e47a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.5"
-}
+  ".": "0.1.6"
+}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0c939478..c987ea52 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "forecastlabai"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = "Portfolio-grade end-to-end retail demand forecasting system"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"