diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index d3648b10..0a397058 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Lite XL is following closely [rxi/lite](https://github.com/rxi/lite) but with so
 
 This files document the changes done in Lite XL for each release.
 
+### 1.16.5
+
+Hotfix for Github's issue https://github.com/franko/lite-xl/issues/122
+
 ### 1.16.4
 
 Add tooltips to show full file names from the tree-view.
diff --git a/data/core/start.lua b/data/core/start.lua
index 31dd1d49..8d3a4e3a 100644
--- a/data/core/start.lua
+++ b/data/core/start.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- this file is used by lite-xl to setup the Lua environment
 -- when starting
-VERSION = "1.16.4"
+VERSION = "1.16.5"
 
 SCALE = tonumber(os.getenv("LITE_SCALE")) or SCALE
 PATHSEP = package.config:sub(1, 1)