diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bee8a64..207549c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 __pycache__
+
+build/
+dist/
+stethoscope.egg-info/
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index acffc97..d6049eb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         # NOTE: to be consistent with pyrum's versions
         "trio==0.13.0",
         "pyrum>=0.3.0,<0.4.0",
-        "stethoscope-clients==0.1.5",
+        "stethoscope-clients==0.1.6",
         "PyYAML==5.3.1",
         "ansicolors==1.1.8",
         "eth-utils==1.8.4",