diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ea04f64..db2cb87 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adana"
-version = "0.16.4"
+version = "0.16.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "adana-cache-command",
  "adana-db",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adana-cache-command"
-version = "0.16.4"
+version = "0.16.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "adana-db",
  "adana-script",
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adana-db"
-version = "0.16.4"
+version = "0.16.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adana-script"
-version = "0.16.4"
+version = "0.16.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "adana-script-core",
  "anyhow",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adana-script-core"
-version = "0.16.4"
+version = "0.16.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "libloading",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adana-script-wasm"
-version = "0.16.4"
+version = "0.16.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "adana-script",
  "adana-script-core",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fdf9609..b0c29f6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.16.4"
+version = "0.16.5-rc.1"
 authors = ["Nordine Bittich"]
 description = "namespaces aliases for command lines & basic scripting language"
 homepage = "https://github.com/nbittich/adana"
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ serde-wasm-bindgen = "0.6.3"
 wee_alloc = "0.4.5"
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.41"
 # workspace specific libs
-adana-script-core = { version = "0.16.4", path = "./adana-script-core" }
-adana-script = { version = "0.16.4", path = "./adana-script" }
-adana-db = { version = "0.16.4", path = "./adana-db" }
-adana-cache-command = { version = "0.16.4", path = "./adana-cache-command" }
+adana-script-core = { version = "0.16.5-rc.1", path = "./adana-script-core" }
+adana-script = { version = "0.16.5-rc.1", path = "./adana-script" }
+adana-db = { version = "0.16.5-rc.1", path = "./adana-db" }
+adana-cache-command = { version = "0.16.5-rc.1", path = "./adana-cache-command" }
 
 # Config for 'cargo dist'
 [workspace.metadata.dist]