diff --git a/docs/release_notes/version_0.16_updates.rst b/docs/release_notes/version_0.16_updates.rst
index 39e151fe9..47ccb20be 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes/version_0.16_updates.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes/version_0.16_updates.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ Version 0.16 Updates
 /////////////////////////
 
 
+
+Version 0.16.1
+===============
+
+Changes
+++++++++
+
+- Increased covjsonkit minimum version to 0.2.0
+
+
 Version 0.16.0
 ===============
 
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 3578966bd..bc2e392e3 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies:
   - ecmwf-opendata>=0.1.2
   - polytope-client>=0.7.4
   - earthkit-meteo>=0.0.1
-  - covjsonkit>=0.1.1
+  - covjsonkit>=0.2.0
   - earthkit-geo>=0.2.0
   - earthkit-utils>=0.1.1
 - tqdm>=4.63.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 794213ae1..2b606a0ab 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ optional-dependencies.all = [
 ]
 optional-dependencies.cds = [ "cdsapi>=0.7.2" ]
 optional-dependencies.ci = [ "numpy" ]
-optional-dependencies.covjsonkit = [ "covjsonkit>=0.1.1" ]
+optional-dependencies.covjsonkit = [ "covjsonkit>=0.2" ]
 optional-dependencies.dev = [
   "earthkit-data[all,docs,test]",
 ]
diff --git a/tests/environment-unit-tests.yml b/tests/environment-unit-tests.yml
index 7c73fdc25..236fa8985 100644
--- a/tests/environment-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/tests/environment-unit-tests.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies:
   - polytope-client>=0.7.4
   - earthkit-meteo>=0.0.1
   - git+https://github.com/ecmwf/earthkit-data-demo-source
-  - covjsonkit>=0.1.1
+  - covjsonkit>=0.2.0
   - earthkit-geo>=0.2.0
   - earthkit-utils>=0.1.1
 - tqdm>=4.63.0