diff --git a/ninja/__init__.py b/ninja/__init__.py
index edd938060..7a32e8a26 100644
--- a/ninja/__init__.py
+++ b/ninja/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Django Ninja - Fast Django REST framework"""
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 
 from pydantic import Field