diff --git a/ecs_composex/__init__.py b/ecs_composex/__init__.py
index ca805f3f2..c7950e926 100644
--- a/ecs_composex/__init__.py
+++ b/ecs_composex/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 __author__ = """John Preston"""
 __email__ = "john@compose-x.io"
-__version__ = "0.16.0rc3"
+__version__ = "0.16.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f00f6048e..88eda90a9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ecs_composex"
-version = "0.16.0rc3"
+version = "0.16.0"
 description = "Manage, Configure and Deploy your services and AWS services and applications from your docker-compose definition"
 authors = ["John Preston <john@compose-x.io>"]
 maintainers = ["John Preston <john@compose-x.io>"]
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ecrscan = ["ecr-scan-reporter"]
 github_url = "https://github.com/compose-x/ecs_composex"
 
 [tool.tbump.version]
-current = "0.16.0rc3"
+current = "0.16.0"
 
 regex = '''
   (?P<major>\d+)