diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a00f7e25a520..a929b63ab599 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [0.2.15a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/0.2.15a1) (2024-11-20)
+## [0.2.16a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/0.2.16a1) (2024-11-20)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/0.2.14...0.2.15a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/0.2.15...0.2.16a1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- Update skills-extra.txt [\#607](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/607) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+- Update skills-extra.txt [\#609](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/609) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
 
 
 
diff --git a/ovos_core/version.py b/ovos_core/version.py
index 0462229ea357..2f9bab0c38ea 100644
--- a/ovos_core/version.py
+++ b/ovos_core/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 2
-VERSION_BUILD = 15
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+VERSION_BUILD = 16
+VERSION_ALPHA = 1
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK
 
 # for compat with old imports
diff --git a/requirements/skills-extra.txt b/requirements/skills-extra.txt
index 5a669baf5cd0..6c71ef212fb8 100644
--- a/requirements/skills-extra.txt
+++ b/requirements/skills-extra.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # skills providing non essential functionality
 skill-wordnet>=0.0.10,<1.0.0
-#ovos-skill-randomness>=0.1.1,<1.0.0
+ovos-skill-randomness>=0.1.1,<1.0.0; python_version >= "3.10"
 ovos-skill-days-in-history>=0.3.6,<1.0.0
 ovos-skill-laugh>=0.1.1,<1.0.0
 ovos-skill-number-facts>=0.1.4,<1.0.0