diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a0775d1..bd836050 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.16.1] - 2024-03-18
+### Fixed
+- Changed config env var prefix to `KAMU_API_SERVER_CONFIG_` to avoid collisions with Kubernetes automatic variables
+
 ## [0.16.0] - 2024-03-18
 ### Added
 - Support for metadata object caching on local file system (e.g. to avoid too many calls to S3 repo)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8384a0bf..3dae9bb6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3061,7 +3061,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kamu-api-server"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-flight",
  "async-graphql",
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kamu-repo-tools"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ecd610dd..1204005b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ kamu-adapter-flight-sql = { git = "https://github.com/kamu-data/kamu-cli", branc
 
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://github.com/kamu-data/kamu-platform"
 repository = "https://github.com/kamu-data/kamu-platform"
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index 09ca5a82..a9960cb8 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Business Source License 1.1
 
 Licensor:                  Kamu Data, Inc.
 
-Licensed Work:             Kamu Platform Version 0.16.0
+Licensed Work:             Kamu Platform Version 0.16.1
                            The Licensed Work is © 2023 Kamu Data, Inc.
 
 Additional Use Grant:      You may use the Licensed Work for any purpose,
diff --git a/src/app/api-server/src/app.rs b/src/app/api-server/src/app.rs
index a12bbb5c..667a1945 100644
--- a/src/app/api-server/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app/api-server/src/app.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub fn load_config(path: Option<&PathBuf>) -> Result<ApiServerConfig, InternalEr
         ApiServerConfig::default(),
     ))
     .merge(figment::providers::Yaml::file(path))
-    .merge(figment::providers::Env::prefixed("KAMU_API_SERVER_").lowercase(false))
+    .merge(figment::providers::Env::prefixed("KAMU_API_SERVER_CONFIG_").lowercase(false))
     .extract()
     .int_err()
 }