diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 40ce29f..e5e791a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+v0.16.2 (2024-08-23)
+
+- Fix a packaging issue that prevented the release of v0.16.1 on PyPI.
+
 v0.16.1 (2024-08-23)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/dwca/version.py b/dwca/version.py
index 8911e95..e935064 100644
--- a/dwca/version.py
+++ b/dwca/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.16.0'
+__version__ = '0.16.2'