diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index beabd71e..2d7bcccd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+0.16.1 (2020--)
++++++++++++++++++++
+
 0.16.0 (2020-01-26)
 +++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/jedi/__init__.py b/jedi/__init__.py
index efec776d..5ddb0d04 100644
--- a/jedi/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/__init__.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ As you see Jedi is pretty simple and allows you to concentrate on writing a
 good text editor, while still having very good IDE features for Python.
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.16.0'
+__version__ = '0.16.1'
 
 from jedi.api import Script, Interpreter, set_debug_function, \
     preload_module, names