diff --git a/.github/workflows/webclient-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/webclient-deploy.yml
index a6826dae3..389325d94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/webclient-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/webclient-deploy.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run wc:build:static:prod
       - run: |
           set -euxo pipefail
-          DFX_VERSION=0.13.1 sh -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://smartcontracts.org/install.sh)"
+          DFX_VERSION=0.16.1 sh -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://smartcontracts.org/install.sh)"
       - run: dfx identity list
       - run: |
           touch actions_identity.pem
diff --git a/.github/workflows/webclient-test.yml b/.github/workflows/webclient-test.yml
index eab4bb411..f64e0c151 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/webclient-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/webclient-test.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
         run: rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
 
       - name: Install DFX
-        run: DFX_VERSION=0.13.1 sh -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://smartcontracts.org/install.sh)"
+        run: DFX_VERSION=0.16.1 sh -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://smartcontracts.org/install.sh)"
 
       - name: Cache rust dependencies, build output and DFX build cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4981a106..7171cd8c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "backend": "cd ./packages/hot-or-not-backend-canister && dfx start",
     "backend:clean": "cd ./packages/hot-or-not-backend-canister && dfx start --clean",
     "backend:install": "cd ./packages/hot-or-not-backend-canister && ./scripts/canisters/local_deploy/install_all_canisters.sh -s",
+    "build": "npm run wc:build:static:prod",
     "ex:check": "npm run check --w @hnn/experiments",
     "ex:build": "npm run build --w @hnn/experiments",
     "ex:build:static": "npm run build:static --w @hnn/experiments",