diff --git a/docs/modules/Array.ts.md b/docs/modules/Array.ts.md
index c6ec536a5..cc2d65fa7 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Array.ts.md
+++ b/docs/modules/Array.ts.md
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ element of the base type (this is useful for building a `Monad`).
 **Signature**
 
 ```ts
-export declare const of: <A>(a: A) => A[]
+export declare const of: <A>(a: A) => [A]
 ```
 
 **Example**
diff --git a/docs/modules/NonEmptyArray.ts.md b/docs/modules/NonEmptyArray.ts.md
index 1e1ffaab0..55b19a0a0 100644
--- a/docs/modules/NonEmptyArray.ts.md
+++ b/docs/modules/NonEmptyArray.ts.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Added in v2.11.0
 **Signature**
 
 ```ts
-export declare const of: <A>(a: A) => NonEmptyArray<A>
+export declare const of: <A>(a: A) => [A]
 ```
 
 Added in v2.0.0
diff --git a/dtslint/ts3.5/Array.ts b/dtslint/ts3.5/Array.ts
index 3d2850922..004b0de6a 100644
--- a/dtslint/ts3.5/Array.ts
+++ b/dtslint/ts3.5/Array.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ declare const ns: Array<number>
 declare const ss: Array<string>
 declare const tns: Array<[number, string]>
 
+pipe(_.of('b'), ([value]: [string]) => value)
+
 // prepend
 
 pipe(ss, _.prepend('a')) // $ExpectType NonEmptyArray<string>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d9d89a850..74b4a7ce6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "fp-ts",
-  "version": "2.15.0",
+  "version": "2.16.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "fp-ts",
-      "version": "2.15.0",
+      "version": "2.16.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@effect/language-service": "^0.0.19",
diff --git a/src/Array.ts b/src/Array.ts
index 1668856aa..45b26d016 100644
--- a/src/Array.ts
+++ b/src/Array.ts
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ const _chainRecBreadthFirst: ChainRec1<URI>['chainRec'] = RA._chainRecBreadthFir
  * @category constructors
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
-export const of: <A>(a: A) => Array<A> = NEA.of
+export const of: <A>(a: A) => [A] = NEA.of
 
 /**
  * Makes an empty `Array`, useful for building a [`Monoid`](#Monoid)
diff --git a/src/NonEmptyArray.ts b/src/NonEmptyArray.ts
index 4a135abcd..8f9b7a25c 100644
--- a/src/NonEmptyArray.ts
+++ b/src/NonEmptyArray.ts
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ export const copy: <A>(as: NonEmptyArray<A>) => NonEmptyArray<A> = fromReadonlyN
  * @category constructors
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
-export const of: <A>(a: A) => NonEmptyArray<A> = (a) => [a]
+export const of: <A>(a: A) => [A] = (a) => [a]
 
 /**
  * @since 2.5.1