diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74bdb5518..3add69e05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @gun-vue/repo
 
+## 0.16.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- more consistent use of gun - always useGun()! This makes us more aware of context when it comes to debugging and checking out code
+
 ## 0.16.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/app/CHANGELOG.md b/app/CHANGELOG.md
index 051dc7cc6..e42976c0e 100644
--- a/app/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/app/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @gun-vue/app
 
+## 0.16.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- more consistent use of gun - always useGun()! This makes us more aware of context when it comes to debugging and checking out code
+
 ## 0.16.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 509d51ca4..3b291e523 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@gun-vue/app",
-	"version": "0.16.8",
+	"version": "0.16.9",
 	"type": "module",
 	"homepage": "https://gun-vue.js.org",
 	"funding": {
diff --git a/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index b54f45863..6c30dcdd1 100644
--- a/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "gun_vue"
-version = "0.16.8"
+version = "0.16.9"
 description = "Gun-Vue makes reactive p2p graphs a thing"
 authors = ["davay42"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 4de888a54..db4d7de5c 100644
--- a/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "package": {
     "productName": "Gun-Vue",
-    "version": "0.16.8"
+    "version": "0.16.9"
   },
   "tauri": {
     "allowlist": {
diff --git a/components/CHANGELOG.md b/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 71f38d9ce..aed6b9811 100644
--- a/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # @gun-vue/components
 
+## 0.16.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- more consistent use of gun - always useGun()! This makes us more aware of context when it comes to debugging and checking out code
+- Updated dependencies
+  - @gun-vue/composables@0.16.9
+
 ## 0.16.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/components/package.json b/components/package.json
index 3131a14ae..4c6d9529d 100644
--- a/components/package.json
+++ b/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gun-vue/components",
-  "version": "0.16.8",
+  "version": "0.16.9",
   "homepage": "https://gun-vue.js.org",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/defucc/gun-vue/issues"
diff --git a/composables/CHANGELOG.md b/composables/CHANGELOG.md
index 0172e7254..b91c3b0fd 100644
--- a/composables/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/composables/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @gun-vue/composables
 
+## 0.16.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- more consistent use of gun - always useGun()! This makes us more aware of context when it comes to debugging and checking out code
+
 ## 0.16.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/composables/package.json b/composables/package.json
index 8e1a244b6..601782665 100644
--- a/composables/package.json
+++ b/composables/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@gun-vue/composables",
-	"version": "0.16.8",
+	"version": "0.16.9",
 	"homepage": "https://gun-vue.js.org",
 	"bugs": {
 		"url": "https://github.com/DeFUCC/gun-vue/issues"
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index d8966981f..2e85dba9e 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @gun-vue/docs
 
+## 0.16.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- more consistent use of gun - always useGun()! This makes us more aware of context when it comes to debugging and checking out code
+
 ## 0.16.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
index 968e215d8..d6a6f3fa1 100644
--- a/docs/package.json
+++ b/docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@gun-vue/docs",
-	"version": "0.16.8",
+	"version": "0.16.9",
 	"private": "true",
 	"homepage": "https://gun-vue.js.org",
 	"bugs": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8183bf567..b22fdecf8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@gun-vue/repo",
-	"version": "0.16.8",
+	"version": "0.16.9",
 	"private": true,
 	"homepage": "https://gun-vue.js.org",
 	"repository": {