diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 1f33d6e9c..24266a31d 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "puppet-nginx",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.16.1-rc0",
   "author": "Vox Pupuli",
   "summary": "Puppet NGINX management module",
   "license": "MIT",