diff --git a/VERSION.json b/VERSION.json
index acc3d0a74..0805a342f 100644
--- a/VERSION.json
+++ b/VERSION.json
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
   "upstream_digest_arm64": "sha256:f817cb74d4d4cadcd10084a12964fce5c4ebfdb063c02a609e4e7311537824d7",
   "upstream_image": "ghcr.io/hotio/base",
   "upstream_tag": "alpinevpn",
-  "version": "5.16.1.9494"
+  "version": "5.16.1.9499"
 }