diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3548c59..0e46d89 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ To install the library, add the following lines to your build config file.
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.qdrant</groupId>
   <artifactId>client</artifactId>
-  <version>1.16.0</version>
+  <version>1.16.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 #### SBT
 
 ```sbt
-libraryDependencies += "io.qdrant" % "client" % "1.16.0"
+libraryDependencies += "io.qdrant" % "client" % "1.16.1"
 ```
 
 #### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-implementation 'io.qdrant:client:1.16.0'
+implementation 'io.qdrant:client:1.16.1'
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]  
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 18aa513..ec75730 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ def jUnitVersion = '5.10.2'
 dependencies {
 	errorprone "com.uber.nullaway:nullaway:0.10.18"
 
-	implementation "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:${grpcVersion}"
-	implementation "io.grpc:grpc-stub:${grpcVersion}"
+	api "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:${grpcVersion}"
+	api "io.grpc:grpc-stub:${grpcVersion}"
 	implementation "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${slf4jVersion}"
 
 	compileOnly "org.apache.tomcat:annotations-api:6.0.53"
diff --git a/example/build.gradle b/example/build.gradle
index bc387ec..e79263a 100644
--- a/example/build.gradle
+++ b/example/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     // Qdrant Java client
-    implementation 'io.qdrant:client:1.16.0'
+    implementation 'io.qdrant:client:1.16.1'
     
     // gRPC dependencies - use the same version as Qdrant client
     implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:1.65.1'
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b4ca498..e760cbf 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ qdrantProtosVersion=v1.16.0
 qdrantVersion=v1.16.0
 
 # The version of the client to generate
-packageVersion=1.16.0
+packageVersion=1.16.1