diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1.9.16.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1.9.16.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ce9aa96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1.9.16.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release_summary: Bugfix release.
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 30f214aa..ff3fb15d 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace: community
 name: crypto
-version: 1.9.15
+version: 1.9.16
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (github.com/ansible)