diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d673c6e6c..920422d4d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM golang:1.17.4-alpine3.15 AS build
 
-ARG gocarbon_version=0.15.6
+ARG gocarbon_version=0.16.0
 ARG gocarbon_repo=https://github.com/go-graphite/go-carbon.git
 RUN apk add --update git make \
  && git clone "${gocarbon_repo}" /usr/local/src/go-carbon \
diff --git a/go-carbon.go b/go-carbon.go
index 1cfb447fa..80f543277 100644
--- a/go-carbon.go
+++ b/go-carbon.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Version of go-carbon
-const Version = "0.15.6"
+const Version = "0.16.0"
 
 var BuildVersion = "(development version)"