diff --git a/ros_gz/package.xml b/ros_gz/package.xml
index 56975666..da3e888c 100644
--- a/ros_gz/package.xml
+++ b/ros_gz/package.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: Make this a metapackage, see
        https://github.com/ros2/ros2/issues/408 -->
   <name>ros_gz</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Meta-package containing interfaces for using ROS 2 with <a href="https://gazebosim.org">Gazebo</a> simulation.</description>
   <maintainer email="louise@openrobotics.org">Louise Poubel</maintainer>
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>
diff --git a/ros_gz_bridge/package.xml b/ros_gz_bridge/package.xml
index 7290a254..d7b85c51 100644
--- a/ros_gz_bridge/package.xml
+++ b/ros_gz_bridge/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_gz_bridge</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Bridge communication between ROS and Gazebo Transport</description>
   <maintainer email="louise@openrobotics.org">Louise Poubel</maintainer>
 
diff --git a/ros_gz_image/package.xml b/ros_gz_image/package.xml
index 34aa86e6..2a367440 100644
--- a/ros_gz_image/package.xml
+++ b/ros_gz_image/package.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_gz_image</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Image utilities for Gazebo simulation with ROS.</description>
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>
   <maintainer email="louise@openrobotics.org">Louise Poubel</maintainer>
diff --git a/ros_gz_interfaces/package.xml b/ros_gz_interfaces/package.xml
index 68c01037..464d3ff5 100644
--- a/ros_gz_interfaces/package.xml
+++ b/ros_gz_interfaces/package.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_gz_interfaces</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Message and service data structures for interacting with Gazebo from ROS2.</description>
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>
   <maintainer email="louise@openrobotics.org">Louise Poubel</maintainer>
diff --git a/ros_gz_sim/package.xml b/ros_gz_sim/package.xml
index 617270e7..9471bfb3 100644
--- a/ros_gz_sim/package.xml
+++ b/ros_gz_sim/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_gz_sim</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Tools for using Gazebo Sim simulation with ROS.</description>
   <maintainer email="ahcorde@openrobotics.org">Alejandro Hernandez</maintainer>
 
diff --git a/ros_gz_sim_demos/package.xml b/ros_gz_sim_demos/package.xml
index 6c88eea8..34f57eff 100644
--- a/ros_gz_sim_demos/package.xml
+++ b/ros_gz_sim_demos/package.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_gz_sim_demos</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Demos using Gazebo Sim simulation with ROS.</description>
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>
   <maintainer email="louise@openrobotics.org">Louise Poubel</maintainer>
diff --git a/ros_ign/package.xml b/ros_ign/package.xml
index dc010d10..e7e16863 100644
--- a/ros_ign/package.xml
+++ b/ros_ign/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>ros_ign</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Shim meta-package to redirect to <a href="https://github.com/gazebosim/ros_gz/tree/ros2/ros_gz">ros_gz</a>.</description>
   <maintainer email="brandon@openrobotics.org">Brandon Ong</maintainer>
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>
diff --git a/ros_ign_bridge/package.xml b/ros_ign_bridge/package.xml
index 363675b1..3f08a376 100644
--- a/ros_ign_bridge/package.xml
+++ b/ros_ign_bridge/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_ign_bridge</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Shim package to redirect to ros_gz_bridge.</description>
   <maintainer email="brandon@openrobotics.org">Brandon Ong</maintainer>
 
diff --git a/ros_ign_gazebo/package.xml b/ros_ign_gazebo/package.xml
index 17e703f1..62079e39 100644
--- a/ros_ign_gazebo/package.xml
+++ b/ros_ign_gazebo/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_ign_gazebo</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Shim package to redirect to ros_gz_sim.</description>
   <maintainer email="brandon@openrobotics.org">Brandon Ong</maintainer>
 
diff --git a/ros_ign_gazebo_demos/package.xml b/ros_ign_gazebo_demos/package.xml
index 0e4f6481..8774a895 100644
--- a/ros_ign_gazebo_demos/package.xml
+++ b/ros_ign_gazebo_demos/package.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_ign_gazebo_demos</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Shim package to redirect to ros_gz_sim_demos.</description>
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>
   <maintainer email="brandon@openrobotics.org">Brandon Ong</maintainer>
diff --git a/ros_ign_image/package.xml b/ros_ign_image/package.xml
index 7a6b5444..166d6b20 100644
--- a/ros_ign_image/package.xml
+++ b/ros_ign_image/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_ign_image</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Shim package to redirect to ros_gz_image.</description>
   <maintainer email="brandon@openrobotics.org">Brandon Ong</maintainer>
 
diff --git a/ros_ign_interfaces/package.xml b/ros_ign_interfaces/package.xml
index a97cea45..bb215f80 100644
--- a/ros_ign_interfaces/package.xml
+++ b/ros_ign_interfaces/package.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros_ign_interfaces</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Shim package to redirect to ros_gz_interfaces.</description>
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>
   <maintainer email="brandon@openrobotics.org">Brandon Ong</maintainer>
diff --git a/test_ros_gz_bridge/package.xml b/test_ros_gz_bridge/package.xml
index d547be57..fc1429ed 100644
--- a/test_ros_gz_bridge/package.xml
+++ b/test_ros_gz_bridge/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>test_ros_gz_bridge</name>
-  <version>0.244.15</version>
+  <version>0.244.16</version>
   <description>Bridge communication between ROS and Gazebo Transport</description>
   <maintainer email="adityapande@intrinsic.ai">Aditya Pande</maintainer>
   <maintainer email="ahcorde@openrobotics.org">Alejandro Hernandez</maintainer>