diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index da20edc5..62ccdf21 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ 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.
 
+### 1.16.9
+
+Fix a bug related to nested panes resizing.
+
+Fix problem preventing creating a new file.
+
 ### 1.16.8
 
 Fix application crash when using the command `core:restart`.
diff --git a/data/core/start.lua b/data/core/start.lua
index c79e7908..7d4ad9a8 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 = "1.16.8"
+VERSION = "1.16.9"
 MOD_VERSION = "1"
 
 SCALE = tonumber(os.getenv("LITE_SCALE")) or SCALE