diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2fad839..e377c0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+<a name="v1.16.9"></a>
+### v1.16.9 (2021-09-30)
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove randexp dependency (#91)	 ([794fd4e](/../../commit/794fd4e))
+
 <a name="v1.16.8"></a>
 ### v1.16.8 (2021-07-27)
 
diff --git a/lib/pact/support/version.rb b/lib/pact/support/version.rb
index 9aeb576..9e40e1e 100644
--- a/lib/pact/support/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/support/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Pact
   module Support
-    VERSION = "1.16.8"
+    VERSION = "1.16.9"
   end
 end