diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6918042d..8e556cb5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 [project]
 # Check https://flit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pyproject_toml.html for all available sections
 name = "ansys-sphinx-theme"
-version = "0.16.dev0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 description = "A theme devised by ANSYS, Inc. for Sphinx documentation."
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.9,<4"