diff --git a/nym-vpn-x/package-lock.json b/nym-vpn-x/package-lock.json
index 176024835b..9056f035d0 100644
--- a/nym-vpn-x/package-lock.json
+++ b/nym-vpn-x/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "nymvpn-x",
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6-dev",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "nymvpn-x",
-      "version": "0.1.5",
+      "version": "0.1.6-dev",
       "license": "GPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@headlessui/react": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/nym-vpn-x/package.json b/nym-vpn-x/package.json
index 61c22596d5..98a1449700 100644
--- a/nym-vpn-x/package.json
+++ b/nym-vpn-x/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nymvpn-x",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6-dev",
   "type": "module",
   "authors": [
     "pierre <dommerc.pierre@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/nym-vpn-x/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/nym-vpn-x/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 2202c3b069..ddfbd0c480 100644
--- a/nym-vpn-x/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/nym-vpn-x/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -4746,7 +4746,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-vpn-x"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bs58 0.5.1",
diff --git a/nym-vpn-x/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/nym-vpn-x/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index cfb72d9787..66e0d497f9 100644
--- a/nym-vpn-x/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-vpn-x/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-vpn-x"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6-dev"
 description = "NymVPN Desktop Client"
 authors = ["pierre <dommerc.pierre@gmail.com>", "zane <zanecschepke@gmail.com>", "nym"]
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"