diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index af946e7f..6f094ccb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pytplot
-version = 1.7.15
+version = 1.7.16
 author = MAVEN SDC
 author_email = mavensdc@lasp.colorado.edu
 description = A python version of IDL tplot libraries