diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 02650b12..4493d516 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in 1.16.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: not yet
+
+...
+
 Changes in 1.16.1
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2025-05-10
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 25afdd31..f3537849 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 project(
   'flatpak',
   'c',
-  version : '1.16.1',
+  version : '1.16.2',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=2',
   ],
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ project(
 
 flatpak_major_version = 1
 flatpak_minor_version = 16
-flatpak_micro_version = 1
+flatpak_micro_version = 2
 flatpak_extra_version = ''
 
 flatpak_interface_age = 0