diff --git a/opensearch_dashboards.json b/opensearch_dashboards.json
index 8d81980..6f23248 100644
--- a/opensearch_dashboards.json
+++ b/opensearch_dashboards.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "radarVisPlugin",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0-rc.1",
   "opensearchDashboardsVersion": "2.11.1",
   "server": false,
   "ui": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4fde09b..342fc79 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "radar-vis-plugin",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.16.0-rc.1",
   "description": "Radar plugin for visualizing spyder nets",
   "authors": [
     "David Moreno Lumbreras <dmorenolumb@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/releases/0.16.0-rc.1.md b/releases/0.16.0-rc.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1101cf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/0.16.0-rc.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  ## radar-vis-plugin 0.16.0-rc.1 - (2024-01-31)
+  
+  * No changes on this component. The version is bumped to align it
+    with the rest of the components.