From f1edeeddcc3cdc9e581a02d8c58d79a25adcaecc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gadial <gadial@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 19:01:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Version update to 0.16.1 (#2313)

* Version update to 0.16.1

* Update version in conf as well
---
 docs/conf.py           | 4 ++--
 qiskit_aer/VERSION.txt | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 4dabf066ea..0eb9eeb003 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 author = 'Qiskit Development Team'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '0.15.0'
+version = '0.16.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.15.0'
+release = '0.16.1'
 
 templates_path = ['_templates']
 
diff --git a/qiskit_aer/VERSION.txt b/qiskit_aer/VERSION.txt
index 04a373efe6..2a0970ca75 100644
--- a/qiskit_aer/VERSION.txt
+++ b/qiskit_aer/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.16.0
+0.16.1