diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cca6d7595..de08437d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@
     "start:frontend": "cd frontend && yarn start",
     "test:frontend": "cd frontend && yarn test"
   },
-  "version": "0.2.0-rc14"
+  "version": "0.2.0-rc16"
 }
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 45294ac6f..6dab594f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "olas-operate-middleware"
-version = "0.2.0-rc14"
+version = "0.2.0-rc16"
 description = ""
 authors = ["David Vilela <dvilelaf@gmail.com>", "Viraj Patel <vptl185@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"