diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index a1faea5146..1450a777de 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+0.9.6-16 2011-09-14
 * Fixing a bunch of issues with compatibility with MongoDB 2.0.X branch. Some fairly big changes in behavior from 1.8.X to 2.0.X on the server.
 * Error Connection MongoDB V2.0.0 with Auth=true, Issue #348
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b1d551c20..eeb20a3cd9 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { "name" :            "mongodb"
 , "description" :     "A node.js driver for MongoDB"
 , "keywords" :        ["mongodb", "mongo", "driver", "db"]
-, "version" :         "0.9.6-15"
+, "version" :         "0.9.6-16"
 , "author" :          "Christian Amor Kvalheim <christkv@gmail.com>"
 , "contributors" :  [ "Aaron Heckmann",
                       "Christoph Pojer",