diff --git a/.drp/trufflehog_config.yml b/.drp/trufflehog_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15bf079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.drp/trufflehog_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+project_exclusion_list:
+  exclusion_folders:
+    - .drp
+    - .github
+    - examples
+    - cloudify_docker/tests/
+  #   - test
+  #   - jenkins
+  #   - buildroot
+  #   - buildroot
+  exclusion_file_paths:
+    - Makefile
+  #   - package/tpm2-tools/tpm2-tools.hash
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 0ca4aa9..c58369f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@
 2.0.14:
   - updated circleci context & added wagon for py 3.11.
 2.0.15: Release with DSL 1.5 plugin YAML.
+2.0.16: added .drp folder for trufflehog.
diff --git a/cloudify_docker/__version__.py b/cloudify_docker/__version__.py
index 55e5b78..0114ee6 100644
--- a/cloudify_docker/__version__.py
+++ b/cloudify_docker/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = '2.0.15'
+version = '2.0.16'
diff --git a/plugin.yaml b/plugin.yaml
index abd9fee..603c926 100644
--- a/plugin.yaml
+++ b/plugin.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ plugins:
   docker:
     executor: central_deployment_agent
     package_name: cloudify-docker-plugin
-    package_version: 2.0.15
+    package_version: 2.0.16
 dsl_definitions:
   client_config:
     client_config: &id001
diff --git a/plugin_1_4.yaml b/plugin_1_4.yaml
index 3e8671d..645ff10 100644
--- a/plugin_1_4.yaml
+++ b/plugin_1_4.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ plugins:
   docker:
     executor: central_deployment_agent
     package_name: 'cloudify-docker-plugin'
-    package_version: '2.0.15'
+    package_version: '2.0.16'
 
 dsl_definitions:
 
diff --git a/plugin_1_5.yaml b/plugin_1_5.yaml
index 3e8671d..645ff10 100644
--- a/plugin_1_5.yaml
+++ b/plugin_1_5.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ plugins:
   docker:
     executor: central_deployment_agent
     package_name: 'cloudify-docker-plugin'
-    package_version: '2.0.15'
+    package_version: '2.0.16'
 
 dsl_definitions:
 
diff --git a/v2_plugin.yaml b/v2_plugin.yaml
index 33d96a2..f691bd0 100644
--- a/v2_plugin.yaml
+++ b/v2_plugin.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ plugins:
   docker:
     executor: central_deployment_agent
     package_name: cloudify-docker-plugin
-    package_version: 2.0.15
+    package_version: 2.0.16
 dsl_definitions:
   client_config:
     client_config: &id001