diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2f453618..7dff5b89 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2
\ No newline at end of file
+0.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dependencies/graknlabs/dependencies.bzl b/dependencies/graknlabs/dependencies.bzl
index dbbdc5bf..54f9fc23 100644
--- a/dependencies/graknlabs/dependencies.bzl
+++ b/dependencies/graknlabs/dependencies.bzl
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ def graknlabs_grakn_core():
     git_repository(
         name = "graknlabs_grakn_core",
         remote = "https://github.com/graknlabs/grakn",
-        commit = "86f8a19a9bdac3093f5d131e0fe07667b047ca82"  # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_grakn_core
+        tag = "1.6.1"  # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_grakn_core
     )
 
 def graknlabs_client_python():
     git_repository(
         name = "graknlabs_client_python",
         remote = "https://github.com/graknlabs/client-python",
-        commit = "334376cb614086cc8fbcd7238285e8947c97c2e2" # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_client_python
+        tag = "1.6.0" # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_client_python
     )