diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 738817d30..084e51b0e 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.16.8
+current_version = 0.16.9
 commit = True
 tag = True
 files = pyproject.toml pypath/_metadata.py
diff --git a/pypath/_metadata.py b/pypath/_metadata.py
index b326cf93f..fe82c2411 100644
--- a/pypath/_metadata.py
+++ b/pypath/_metadata.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 import toml
 
-_VERSION = '0.16.8'
+_VERSION = '0.16.9'
 
 
 def get_metadata():
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eadb44e27..850494512 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pypath-omnipath"
-version = "0.16.8"
+version = "0.16.9"
 description = "Molecular signaling prior knowledge processing"
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 authors = [