diff --git a/lib/meta.js b/lib/meta.js
index d879fb5be..cfb9fb347 100644
--- a/lib/meta.js
+++ b/lib/meta.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 'use strict'
 
-module.exports = { version: '8.16.0' }
+module.exports = { version: '8.16.1' }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e58982e65..bd0d18017 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pino",
-  "version": "8.16.0",
+  "version": "8.16.1",
   "description": "super fast, all natural json logger",
   "main": "pino.js",
   "type": "commonjs",