diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c6f4b63..fb175dc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@designestate/dees-comms",
-  "version": "1.0.15",
+  "version": "1.0.16",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@designestate/dees-comms",
-      "version": "1.0.15",
+      "version": "1.0.16",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b86dcc..49c156a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@designestate/dees-comms",
-  "version": "1.0.15",
+  "version": "1.0.16",
   "private": false,
   "description": "a comms module for communicating within the DOM",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",