diff --git a/.mypy.ini b/.mypy.ini
index e3dd5e8d..c1a1146f 100644
--- a/.mypy.ini
+++ b/.mypy.ini
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ disallow_untyped_defs = True
 follow_imports = silent
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
+[mypy-referencing.*]
+follow_imports = skip
+
 [mypy-tests.*]
 disable_error_code = annotation-unchecked
 disallow_untyped_defs = False
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index c1c30390..bfc92658 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.16dev2
+0.16dev3