diff --git a/manifest.php b/manifest.php
index 1e6940d1a5..d4427b992f 100755
--- a/manifest.php
+++ b/manifest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     'label' => 'QTI test model',
 	'description' => 'TAO QTI test implementation',
     'license' => 'GPL-2.0',
-    'version' => '2.16.0',
+    'version' => '2.16.1',
 	'author' => 'Open Assessment Technologies',
     'requires' => array(
         'taoTests' => '>=2.6',
diff --git a/scripts/update/Updater.php b/scripts/update/Updater.php
index 489a2a1e99..a7555ea63a 100644
--- a/scripts/update/Updater.php
+++ b/scripts/update/Updater.php
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ public function update($initialVersion) {
 
             $currentVersion = '2.16.0';
         }
-
+        if ($currentVersion === '2.16.0') {
+            $currentVersion = '2.16.1';
+        }
         return $currentVersion;
     }
 }