diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 6722d371..b058c9f8 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+### Version 0.1.6
+
+#### Refactoring
+
+* [refactor(fixtures)](https://github.com/MODFLOW-USGS/modflow-devtools/commit/a9570097d640a4c071dd1bee2d09ea99cac8ffa1): Overwrite keepable temp dirs by default (#67). Committed by w-bonelli on 2023-01-20.
+* [refactor(download)](https://github.com/MODFLOW-USGS/modflow-devtools/commit/1ced91dc3a0619016728358d69e7563e175e6fac): Refactor GH API utils, add tests, update docs (#68). Committed by w-bonelli on 2023-02-03.
+
 ### Version 0.1.5
 
 #### Refactoring
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76c52b6b..df35161c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MODFLOW developer tools
 
-### Version 0.1.6 — release candidate
+### Version 0.1.7 — release candidate
 [![GitHub tag](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/MODFLOW-USGS/modflow-devtools.svg)](https://github.com/MODFLOW-USGS/modflow-devtools/tags/latest)
 [![PyPI Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modflow-devtools.png)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/modflow-devtools)
 [![PyPI Versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/modflow-devtools.png)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/modflow-devtools)
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9e068b95..661a7d08 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 project = "modflow-devtools"
 author = "MODFLOW Team"
-release = "0.1.6"
+release = "0.1.7"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/modflow_devtools/__init__.py b/modflow_devtools/__init__.py
index abe0071d..73805ab0 100644
--- a/modflow_devtools/__init__.py
+++ b/modflow_devtools/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 __author__ = "Joseph D. Hughes"
-__date__ = "Jan 19, 2023"
-__version__ = "0.1.6"
+__date__ = "Feb 15, 2023"
+__version__ = "0.1.7"
 __maintainer__ = "Joseph D. Hughes"
 __email__ = "jdhughes@usgs.gov"
 __status__ = "Production"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index a1922332..a1e1395a 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.6
\ No newline at end of file
+0.1.7
\ No newline at end of file