diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de66858..9194d27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 0.16.1
+Fixed issue with variables causing error. Now you can pass variables from your frontmatter with no problem.
+
 # 0.16.0
 Now you can query tables in your note and use them as data source! [Check more information in the documentation](http://hypersphere.blog/sql-seal/query-markdown-tables.html).
 
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 8a25dc2..f85ef4e 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "sqlseal",
 	"name": "SQLSeal",
-	"version": "0.16.0",
+	"version": "0.16.1",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.15.0",
 	"description": "Use SQL in your notes to query your vault files and CSV content.",
 	"author": "hypersphere",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9882b63..84f9663 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sqlseal",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.16.1",
   "description": "A plugin for Obsidian that allows you to run SQL queries on your notes.",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/sql/sqlTransformer.ts b/src/sql/sqlTransformer.ts
index a112a91..a3ef65e 100644
--- a/src/sql/sqlTransformer.ts
+++ b/src/sql/sqlTransformer.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export const transformQuery = (query: string, tableNames: Record<string, string>
     dialect: 'sqlite',
     includeSpaces: true,
     includeComments: true,
-    includeNewlines: true
+    includeNewlines: true,
+    paramTypes: ['@name']
   })
 
   const watchTables: string[] = []
diff --git a/src/sql/transformer.test.ts b/src/sql/transformer.test.ts
index f6379e8..7a89fd7 100644
--- a/src/sql/transformer.test.ts
+++ b/src/sql/transformer.test.ts
@@ -47,4 +47,16 @@ numbers`
             mappedTables: []
         })
     })
+
+    it('should properly transform query with parameters', () => {
+        const input = `WITH data(a) AS (
+	VALUES(1),(2),(3),(5),(6),(7)
+)
+SELECT * FROM data WHERE a >= @test`
+
+        expect(transformQuery(input, { files: 'files' })).toEqual({
+            sql: input,
+            mappedTables: []
+        })
+    })
 })
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diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 8f21459..90c8b5b 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
 	"0.14.0": "0.15.0",
 	"0.14.1": "0.15.0",
 	"0.15.0": "0.15.0",
-	"0.16.0": "0.15.0"
+	"0.16.0": "0.15.0",
+	"0.16.1": "0.15.0"
 }
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