diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a49c9ab..d51a591 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ tonic = "0.12.3"
 tonic-build = "0.12.3"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.16.0-rc.7"
+version = "0.16.0"
 authors = [
     "Mike Nguyen <hey@mike.ee>",
     "The Dapr Authors <dapr@dapr.io>"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7592511..6ab00b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Add the following to your `Cargo.toml` file:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-dapr = "0.16.0-rc.7"
+dapr = "0.16.0"
 ```
 
 Here's a basic example to create a client: