diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bad4e91e49..8e5ff53cce 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ path = "module/alias/werror"
 ## string tools
 
 [workspace.dependencies.strs_tools]
-version = "~0.15.0"
+version = "~0.16.0"
 path = "module/core/strs_tools"
 default-features = false
 
diff --git a/module/core/strs_tools/Cargo.toml b/module/core/strs_tools/Cargo.toml
index 1e7af088ca..507791fffb 100644
--- a/module/core/strs_tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/module/core/strs_tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "strs_tools"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = [
   "Kostiantyn Wandalen <wandalen@obox.systems>",