diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index 78e3261..82cb8d5 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://github.com/nRF24/RF24Ethernet.git"
     },
-    "version": "1.6.15",
+    "version": "1.6.16",
     "dependencies": [
         {
             "name": "RF24",
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 529159c..5f836dd 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=RF24Ethernet
-version=1.6.15
+version=1.6.16
 author=TMRh20
 maintainer=TMRh20
 sentence=OSI layer 4/5 (TCP/IP) wireless/radio IoT mesh networks for nRF24L01(+)