diff --git a/packtools/version.py b/packtools/version.py
index a9ee2d5ca..798a6b17d 100644
--- a/packtools/version.py
+++ b/packtools/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """Single source to the version across setup.py and the whole project.
 """
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-__version__ = '4.16.8'
+__version__ = '4.16.9'