diff --git a/src/package-lock.json b/src/package-lock.json
index ea29600..10d6a73 100644
--- a/src/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@event-driven-io/pongo-core",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@event-driven-io/pongo-core",
-      "version": "0.16.1",
+      "version": "0.16.2",
       "workspaces": [
         "packages/dumbo",
         "packages/pongo"
@@ -8674,7 +8674,7 @@
     },
     "packages/pongo": {
       "name": "@event-driven-io/pongo",
-      "version": "0.16.1",
+      "version": "0.16.2",
       "bin": {
         "pongo": "dist/cli.js"
       },
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 7f4e36e..d1679c0 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@event-driven-io/pongo-core",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "description": "Pongo - Mongo with strong consistency on top of Postgres",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/src/packages/pongo/package.json b/src/packages/pongo/package.json
index b33e05f..cb5299b 100644
--- a/src/packages/pongo/package.json
+++ b/src/packages/pongo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@event-driven-io/pongo",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "description": "Pongo - Mongo with strong consistency on top of Postgres",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/packages/pongo/src/commandLine/shell.ts b/src/packages/pongo/src/commandLine/shell.ts
index 1a0e88d..d08c479 100644
--- a/src/packages/pongo/src/commandLine/shell.ts
+++ b/src/packages/pongo/src/commandLine/shell.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const startRepl = async (options: {
   setLogLevel(process.env.DUMBO_LOG_LEVEL ?? options.logging.logLevel);
   setLogStyle(process.env.DUMBO_LOG_STYLE ?? options.logging.logStyle);
 
-  console.log(chalk.green('Starting Pongo Shell (version: 0.16.1)'));
+  console.log(chalk.green('Starting Pongo Shell (version: 0.16.2)'));
 
   if (options.logging.printOptions) {
     console.log(chalk.green('With Options:'));