diff --git a/nym-node/Cargo.toml b/nym-node/Cargo.toml
index fcb45a818d4..c517347f43c 100644
--- a/nym-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "nym-node"
-version = "1.18.0"
+version = "1.16.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true