diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a664bab..96d2b34 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(name='vcert',
-      version='0.16.1',
+      version='0.16.2',
       url="https://github.com/Venafi/vcert-python",
       packages=['vcert', 'vcert.parser', 'vcert.policy'],
       install_requires=['requests==2.31.0', 'python-dateutil==2.8.2', 'certvalidator<=0.11.1', 'six==1.16.0',