diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 941cb0858..3e48d2f85 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "command": {
     "version": {
diff --git a/packages/core/chunked-sender/package.json b/packages/core/chunked-sender/package.json
index 33add25c1..4e5cf8c44 100644
--- a/packages/core/chunked-sender/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/chunked-sender/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/chunked-sender",
   "description": "adds chunked upload capabilities on top of the regular XHR uploads",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/simple-state": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/simple-state": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/life-events": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/life-events": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.16.0",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/life-events/package.json b/packages/core/life-events/package.json
index c859837a5..be3904694 100644
--- a/packages/core/life-events/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/life-events/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/life-events",
   "description": "events pub/sub management with return values",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
     "is-promise": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/core/mock-sender/package.json b/packages/core/mock-sender/package.json
index fb56b96d9..8341c9a84 100644
--- a/packages/core/mock-sender/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/mock-sender/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/mock-sender",
   "description": "mock sender for testing purposes",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/retry/package.json b/packages/core/retry/package.json
index 7f4bc0b6b..6918e40fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/retry/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/retry/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/retry",
   "description": "adds the capability to retry failed uploads",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/simple-state": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/simple-state": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/safe-storage/package.json b/packages/core/safe-storage/package.json
index a30984fa6..c2b110b30 100644
--- a/packages/core/safe-storage/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/safe-storage/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/safe-storage",
   "description": "safe (dont throw) versions of local and session storage",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/sender/package.json b/packages/core/sender/package.json
index 0ebda1f2c..c4ef4d3bf 100644
--- a/packages/core/sender/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/sender/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/sender",
   "description": "react-uploady's default XHR sender",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/shared/package.json b/packages/core/shared/package.json
index e50097587..524ed8257 100644
--- a/packages/core/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/shared/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/shared",
   "description": "internal set of utils+types for react-uploady",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
diff --git a/packages/core/simple-state/package.json b/packages/core/simple-state/package.json
index 49106dd97..44c2c718a 100644
--- a/packages/core/simple-state/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/simple-state/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/simple-state",
   "description": "deep proxy object, so it's only updateable through an update method",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/tus-sender/package.json b/packages/core/tus-sender/package.json
index aeda2dbcc..900effcfe 100644
--- a/packages/core/tus-sender/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/tus-sender/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/tus-sender",
   "description": "react-uploady sender implementation of the TUS protocol",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/chunked-sender": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/safe-storage": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/simple-state": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/chunked-sender": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/safe-storage": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/simple-state": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/life-events": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/life-events": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.16.0",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/uploader/package.json b/packages/core/uploader/package.json
index 95d836687..71429828f 100644
--- a/packages/core/uploader/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/uploader/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/uploader",
   "description": "the processing and queuing engine for react-uploady",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib/flow --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/life-events": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/simple-state": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/life-events": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/simple-state": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
diff --git a/packages/native/native-uploady/package.json b/packages/native/native-uploady/package.json
index 4b13444c2..c958b7c0d 100644
--- a/packages/native/native-uploady/package.json
+++ b/packages/native/native-uploady/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/native-uploady",
   "description": "wrapper&context component to expose and provide react-uploady functionality for react-native",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore *.test.js --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": ">=16.8"
diff --git a/packages/ui/chunked-uploady/package.json b/packages/ui/chunked-uploady/package.json
index ce35d8746..03d2b4652 100644
--- a/packages/ui/chunked-uploady/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/chunked-uploady/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/chunked-uploady",
   "description": "wrapper&context component to expose and provide react-uploady functionality with chunked upload support",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/chunked-sender": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/chunked-sender": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/sender": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.16.0",
     "@storybook/addon-knobs": "~6.3",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ui/retry-hooks/package.json b/packages/ui/retry-hooks/package.json
index 95fae2db9..888205d89 100644
--- a/packages/ui/retry-hooks/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/retry-hooks/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/retry-hooks",
   "description": "useful hooks for the retry functionality from @rpldy/retry",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/retry": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/retry": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": ">=16.8",
     "react-dom": ">=16.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/upload-preview": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-preview": "^0.16.0",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0",
     "rc-progress": "^3.1.4"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ui/shared/package.json b/packages/ui/shared/package.json
index 1c871916d..b24adb5d4 100644
--- a/packages/ui/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/shared/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "0.15.0",
+    "version": "0.16.0",
     "name": "@rpldy/shared-ui",
     "description": "internal set of utils+types for react-uploady UI",
     "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-        "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.15.0"
+        "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+        "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.16.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
diff --git a/packages/ui/tus-uploady/package.json b/packages/ui/tus-uploady/package.json
index 8219c28b1..6cede0ea6 100644
--- a/packages/ui/tus-uploady/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/tus-uploady/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/tus-uploady",
   "description": "wrapper&context component to expose and provide react-uploady functionality with TUS protocol support",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/tus-sender": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/tus-sender": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.16.0",
     "@storybook/addon-knobs": "~6.3",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ui/upload-button/package.json b/packages/ui/upload-button/package.json
index 4276f15df..cebc8b8b6 100644
--- a/packages/ui/upload-button/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/upload-button/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/upload-button",
   "description": "upload button component and asUploadButton HOC",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/retry": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/retry": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.16.0",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0",
     "styled-components": "^5.3.3"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ui/upload-drop-zone/package.json b/packages/ui/upload-drop-zone/package.json
index d4e1a00c1..9ce75e160 100644
--- a/packages/ui/upload-drop-zone/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/upload-drop-zone/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/upload-drop-zone",
   "description": "drop zone (container) component to initiate file and folder content uploads",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore *.test.js --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0",
     "html-dir-content": "^0.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.16.0",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0",
     "react-dnd": "^14.0.4",
     "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^14.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/ui/upload-paste/package.json b/packages/ui/upload-paste/package.json
index bea385f4e..9be2bced1 100644
--- a/packages/ui/upload-paste/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/upload-paste/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/upload-paste",
   "description": "easily add paste-to-upload to React components",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/upload-drop-zone": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-drop-zone": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.16.0",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0",
     "styled-components": "^5.3.3"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ui/upload-preview/package.json b/packages/ui/upload-preview/package.json
index 7f9783163..a249c58df 100644
--- a/packages/ui/upload-preview/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/upload-preview/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/upload-preview",
   "description": "preview component to show image or video being uploaded",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore *.test.js --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/upload-url-input": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-button": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/upload-url-input": "^0.16.0",
     "@storybook/addon-knobs": "~6.3",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0",
     "react-image-crop": "^9.0.5",
diff --git a/packages/ui/upload-url-input/package.json b/packages/ui/upload-url-input/package.json
index ef9be27cd..62232e177 100644
--- a/packages/ui/upload-url-input/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/upload-url-input/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/upload-url-input",
   "description": "input component to enter a URL (or any string for that matter) to be sent as an upload",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore *.test.js --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.15.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploady": "^0.16.0",
     "flow-bin": "^0.164.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/ui/uploady/package.json b/packages/ui/uploady/package.json
index d05941084..d31d5e355 100644
--- a/packages/ui/uploady/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/uploady/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "name": "@rpldy/uploady",
   "description": "wrapper&context component to expose and provide react-uploady functionality",
   "author": "yoav niran (https://github.com/yoavniran)",
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
     "flow:copy": "flow-copy-source ./src ./lib --ignore *.test.js --ignore **/*.test.js --ignore **/*.mock.js; cp src/types.js lib/types.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rpldy/life-events": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.15.0",
-    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.15.0"
+    "@rpldy/life-events": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/shared-ui": "^0.16.0",
+    "@rpldy/uploader": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": ">=16.8",