diff --git a/server/sockeye.csproj b/server/sockeye.csproj
index a9bb810..d047440 100644
--- a/server/sockeye.csproj
+++ b/server/sockeye.csproj
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <GenerateFullPaths>true</GenerateFullPaths>    
-    <Version>8.0.14</Version>
-    <FileVersion>8.0.14.0</FileVersion>
+    <Version>8.0.16</Version>
+    <FileVersion>8.0.16.0</FileVersion>
     <ApplicationIcon>sockeye.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
     <noWarn>1591</noWarn>
diff --git a/server/util/SockeyeVersion.cs b/server/util/SockeyeVersion.cs
index f98e413..e855be1 100644
--- a/server/util/SockeyeVersion.cs
+++ b/server/util/SockeyeVersion.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Sockeye.Util
     /// </summary>
     internal static class SockeyeVersion
     {
-        public const string VersionString = "8.0.14";
+        public const string VersionString = "8.0.16";
         public const string FullNameAndVersion = "Sockeye server " + VersionString;
         public const string CurrentApiVersion="v8";
     }//eoc