diff --git a/alpha.txt b/alpha.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index dede4985a..000000000
--- a/alpha.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-alpha
-
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 73d9ca8cc..b668c3b2c 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.16 
+1.0.16