diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fd32e1c..67fd5ab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ with open('README.rst') as readme:
 setup(name='pygit2',
       description='Python bindings for libgit2.',
       keywords='git',
-      version='0.16.1',
+      version='0.16.2',
       url='http://github.com/libgit2/pygit2',
       classifiers=classifiers,
       license='GPLv2',