diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a204f2b..749d2ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tar-fs",
-  "version": "1.16.2",
+  "version": "1.16.3",
   "description": "filesystem bindings for tar-stream",
   "dependencies": {
     "chownr": "^1.0.1",