diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0aacf7cd8406..0fe968deddd6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ module = "weave_query.*"
 ignore_errors = true
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.51.16-dev0"
+current_version = "0.51.16"
 parse = """(?x)
     (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
     (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
diff --git a/weave/version.py b/weave/version.py
index 80ef041e619d..bdd04e7d8ba1 100644
--- a/weave/version.py
+++ b/weave/version.py
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 """
 
-VERSION = "0.51.16-dev0"
+VERSION = "0.51.16"