diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 569f1826..c5b15127 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=2.16.1
+version=2.16.2-SNAPSHOT
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 kafkaVersion=3.5.2