diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 6bedce2..7c18000 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "htmlburger/wpemerge-theme",
-  "version": "0.15.1",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "description": "A modern WordPress starter theme which uses the WP Emerge framework",
   "type": "wordpress-theme",
   "keywords": ["wordpress", "theme", "starter theme", "wpemerge"],
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
   "require": {
     "php": ">=5.5",
     "composer/installers": "^1.4",
-    "htmlburger/wpemerge": "~0.15.0",
-    "htmlburger/wpemerge-app-core": "~0.15.0"
+    "htmlburger/wpemerge": "~0.16.0",
+    "htmlburger/wpemerge-app-core": "~0.16.0"
   },
   "require-dev": {
     "filp/whoops": "^2.2",
-    "htmlburger/wpemerge-cli": "~0.15.1",
+    "htmlburger/wpemerge-cli": "~0.16.0",
     "symfony/debug": "~3.0",
     "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "^2.0",
     "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^0.5.0"
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 191089a..d888e6e 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 require_once __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'app' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'version.php';
 
 $name = trim( get_file_data( __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'style.css', [ 'Theme Name' ] )[0] );
-$load = my_app_should_load_wpemerge( $name, '0.15.0', '2.0.0' );
+$load = my_app_should_load_wpemerge( $name, '0.16.0', '2.0.0' );
 
 if ( ! $load ) {
 	// An incompatible WP Emerge version is already loaded - stop further execution.