diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a86ce455..edfa3171 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "dotenv",
-  "version": "16.0.2",
+  "version": "16.0.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "dotenv",
-      "version": "16.0.2",
+      "version": "16.0.3",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^17.0.9",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95b393e3..ebc644d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dotenv",
-  "version": "16.0.2",
+  "version": "16.0.3",
   "description": "Loads environment variables from .env file",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
   "types": "lib/main.d.ts",