diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f9a1227f..a2bbcc5b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(ZINT_VERSION_MINOR 16)
 set(ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
-set(ZINT_VERSION_BUILD 0) # Set to 0 before release, set to 9 after release
+set(ZINT_VERSION_BUILD 9) # Set to 0 before release, set to 9 after release
 set(ZINT_VERSION "${ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_MINOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE}.${ZINT_VERSION_BUILD}")
 
 add_definitions(-DZINT_VERSION=\"${ZINT_VERSION}\")
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bc830c11..73bab8de 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 2.16.0.9 (dev) not released yet (2025-12-19)
+====================================================
+
+No changes yet
+
+
 Version 2.16.0 (2025-12-19)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/backend/Makefile.mingw b/backend/Makefile.mingw
index f8ca0f83..8b577713 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/backend/Makefile.mingw
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # make clean		cleans up a previous compilation and any object or editor files
 #
 
-ZINT_VERSION:=-DZINT_VERSION=\"2.16.0\"
+ZINT_VERSION:=-DZINT_VERSION=\"2.16.0.9\"
 
 
 CC:= gcc
diff --git a/backend/libzint.rc b/backend/libzint.rc
index b59c40cd..dc22c5b3 100644
--- a/backend/libzint.rc
+++ b/backend/libzint.rc
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <winver.h>
 
-#define VER_FILEVERSION     2,16,0,0
-#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR "2.16.0.0\0"
+#define VER_FILEVERSION     2,16,0,9
+#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR "2.16.0.9\0"
 
 #ifdef GCC_WINDRES
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
diff --git a/backend/zint.h b/backend/zint.h
index 2dea2aff..ea0ca2c8 100644
--- a/backend/zint.h
+++ b/backend/zint.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause */
 
 /*
- * Version: 2.16.0 (see "zintconfig.h")
+ * Version: 2.16.0.9 (dev) (see "zintconfig.h")
  *
  * For documentation, see "../docs/manual.txt" or "../docs/manual.html" or the
  * PDF manual for 2.16.0 at
diff --git a/backend/zintconfig.h b/backend/zintconfig.h
index 8f0e5847..1574b9cb 100644
--- a/backend/zintconfig.h
+++ b/backend/zintconfig.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #define ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR      2
 #define ZINT_VERSION_MINOR      16
 #define ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE    0
-#define ZINT_VERSION_BUILD      0
+#define ZINT_VERSION_BUILD      9
 
 /* vim: set ts=4 sw=4 et : */
 #endif /* ZINTCONFIG_H */
diff --git a/backend_qt/backend_qt.pro b/backend_qt/backend_qt.pro
index b95125cb..c5c8ebca 100644
--- a/backend_qt/backend_qt.pro
+++ b/backend_qt/backend_qt.pro
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ TARGET = QtZint
 INCLUDEPATH += ../backend
 
 #EDIT THIS !!!!
-DEFINES += ZINT_VERSION="\\\"2.16.0\\\""
+DEFINES += ZINT_VERSION="\\\"2.16.0.9\\\""
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../lpng
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../zlib
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ SOURCES += ../backend/2of5.c \
            ../backend/dllversion.c \
            qzint.cpp
 
-VERSION = 2.16.0
+VERSION = 2.16.0.9
 
 #DESTDIR = .
 
diff --git a/backend_qt/backend_vc8.pro b/backend_qt/backend_vc8.pro
index 8610aa8d..f7b2c1b3 100644
--- a/backend_qt/backend_vc8.pro
+++ b/backend_qt/backend_vc8.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ win32 {
 }
 
 TARGET = QtZint2
-VERSION = 2.16.0
+VERSION = 2.16.0.9
 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS += /TP /wd4018 /wd4244 /wd4305
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += /TP /wd4018 /wd4244 /wd4305
diff --git a/backend_tcl/zint_tcl.vcxproj b/backend_tcl/zint_tcl.vcxproj
index e4bff19c..6efc7728 100644
--- a/backend_tcl/zint_tcl.vcxproj
+++ b/backend_tcl/zint_tcl.vcxproj
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\backend;C:\Tcl\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_ZINT_TCL_EXPORTS;USE_TCL_STUBS;USE_TK_STUBS;ZINT_NO_PNG;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";PACKAGE_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_ZINT_TCL_EXPORTS;USE_TCL_STUBS;USE_TK_STUBS;ZINT_NO_PNG;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";PACKAGE_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AssemblerListingLocation>.\Debug\</AssemblerListingLocation>
       <BrowseInformation>true</BrowseInformation>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>.\Debug\zint_tcl.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\backend;C:\Tcl\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;ZINT_TCL_EXPORTS;USE_TCL_STUBS;USE_TK_STUBS;ZINT_NO_PNG;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";PACKAGE_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;ZINT_TCL_EXPORTS;USE_TCL_STUBS;USE_TK_STUBS;ZINT_NO_PNG;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";PACKAGE_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AssemblerListingLocation>.\Release\</AssemblerListingLocation>
       <BrowseInformation>true</BrowseInformation>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>.\Release\zint_tcl.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
diff --git a/docs/manual.html b/docs/manual.html
index 04bba0e7..30904000 100644
--- a/docs/manual.html
+++ b/docs/manual.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8" />
   <meta name="generator" content="pandoc" />
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes" />
-  <meta name="author" content="Version 2.16.0" />
+  <meta name="author" content="Version 2.16.0.9" />
   <title>Zint Barcode Generator and Zint Barcode Studio User Manual</title>
   <style>
     html {
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 <header id="title-block-header">
 <h1 class="title">Zint Barcode Generator and Zint Barcode Studio User
 Manual</h1>
-<p class="author">Version 2.16.0</p>
+<p class="author">Version 2.16.0.9</p>
 <p class="date">December 2025</p>
 </header>
 <nav id="TOC" role="doc-toc">
diff --git a/docs/manual.pmd b/docs/manual.pmd
index b7a971b4..f5fd9f61 100644
--- a/docs/manual.pmd
+++ b/docs/manual.pmd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 % Zint Barcode Generator and Zint Barcode Studio User Manual
-% Version 2.16.0
+% Version 2.16.0.9
 % December 2025
 
 # 1. Introduction
diff --git a/docs/manual.txt b/docs/manual.txt
index 05f55a8e..58407c0c 100644
--- a/docs/manual.txt
+++ b/docs/manual.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Zint Barcode Generator and Zint Barcode Studio User Manual
-Version 2.16.0
+Version 2.16.0.9
 December 2025
 
 *******************************************************************************
@@ -5103,7 +5103,7 @@ configured barcode is updated when the "Generate" button is pressed.
 
 Annex D. Man Page ZINT(1)
 
-% ZINT(1) Version 2.16.0 % % December 2025
+% ZINT(1) Version 2.16.0.9 % % December 2025
 
 NAME
 
diff --git a/docs/zint.1 b/docs/zint.1
index 794261af..fbb6bb9c 100644
--- a/docs/zint.1
+++ b/docs/zint.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 3.8.3
 .\"
-.TH "ZINT" "1" "December 2025" "Version 2.16.0"
+.TH "ZINT" "1" "December 2025" "Version 2.16.0.9"
 .SH NAME
 \f[CR]zint\f[R] \- encode data as a barcode image
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/docs/zint.1.pmd b/docs/zint.1.pmd
index 02aa2588..ccdb1240 100644
--- a/docs/zint.1.pmd
+++ b/docs/zint.1.pmd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% ZINT(1) Version 2.16.0
+% ZINT(1) Version 2.16.0.9
 %
 % December 2025
 
diff --git a/frontend/Makefile.mingw b/frontend/Makefile.mingw
index 34d9d026..74bdde84 100644
--- a/frontend/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/frontend/Makefile.mingw
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # make clean		cleans up a previous compilation and any object or editor files
 #
 
-ZINT_VERSION:=-DZINT_VERSION=\"2.16.0\"
+ZINT_VERSION:=-DZINT_VERSION=\"2.16.0.9\"
 
 CC := gcc
 CFLAGS := -D_WIN32 -O2 -fms-extensions -mms-bitfields -fno-exceptions -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -I../backend
diff --git a/frontend/zint.rc b/frontend/zint.rc
index a1845e6a..525238bb 100644
--- a/frontend/zint.rc
+++ b/frontend/zint.rc
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <winver.h>
 
-#define VER_FILEVERSION     2,16,0,0
-#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR "2.16.0.0\0"
+#define VER_FILEVERSION     2,16,0,9
+#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR "2.16.0.9\0"
 
 #ifdef GCC_WINDRES
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
diff --git a/frontend_qt/res/qtZint.rc b/frontend_qt/res/qtZint.rc
index 78834181..2189aeb5 100644
--- a/frontend_qt/res/qtZint.rc
+++ b/frontend_qt/res/qtZint.rc
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <winver.h>
 
-#define VER_FILEVERSION     2,16,0,0
-#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR "2.16.0.0\0"
+#define VER_FILEVERSION     2,16,0,9
+#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR "2.16.0.9\0"
 
 #ifdef GCC_WINDRES
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
diff --git a/win32/libzint.vcxproj b/win32/libzint.vcxproj
index b56250f0..e43daff8 100644
--- a/win32/libzint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/libzint.vcxproj
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\zlib;..\..\lpng;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>false</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\zlib;..\..\lpng;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
diff --git a/win32/vs2008/libzint.vcproj b/win32/vs2008/libzint.vcproj
index defa9073..70042afe 100644
--- a/win32/vs2008/libzint.vcproj
+++ b/win32/vs2008/libzint.vcproj
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION=&quot;\&quot;2.16.0\&quot;&quot;;BUILD_ZINT_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNG_DLL;DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION=&quot;\&quot;2.16.0.9\&quot;&quot;;BUILD_ZINT_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNG_DLL;DEBUG"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="false"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION=&quot;\&quot;2.16.0\&quot;&quot;;BUILD_ZINT_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNG_DLL"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION=&quot;\&quot;2.16.0.9\&quot;&quot;;BUILD_ZINT_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNG_DLL"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
diff --git a/win32/vs2008/zint.vcproj b/win32/vs2008/zint.vcproj
index d88c2586..9f6b82d6 100644
--- a/win32/vs2008/zint.vcproj
+++ b/win32/vs2008/zint.vcproj
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\backend"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION=&quot;\&quot;2.16.0\&quot;&quot;;ZINT_DLL"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION=&quot;\&quot;2.16.0.9\&quot;&quot;;ZINT_DLL"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\backend"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION=&quot;\&quot;2.16.0\&quot;&quot;;ZINT_DLL"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION=&quot;\&quot;2.16.0.9\&quot;&quot;;ZINT_DLL"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/win32/vs2015/libzint.vcxproj b/win32/vs2015/libzint.vcxproj
index e17d5033..a9b9d976 100644
--- a/win32/vs2015/libzint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/vs2015/libzint.vcxproj
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ExceptionHandling>
       </ExceptionHandling>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>false</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>false</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling>
       </ExceptionHandling>
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>false</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>false</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling>
       </ExceptionHandling>
diff --git a/win32/vs2015/zint.vcxproj b/win32/vs2015/zint.vcxproj
index 69f8487b..639e7403 100644
--- a/win32/vs2015/zint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/vs2015/zint.vcxproj
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ExceptionHandling>
       </ExceptionHandling>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling>
       </ExceptionHandling>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling>
       </ExceptionHandling>
diff --git a/win32/vs2017/libzint.vcxproj b/win32/vs2017/libzint.vcxproj
index 60b5f823..504bbaa7 100644
--- a/win32/vs2017/libzint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/vs2017/libzint.vcxproj
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>false</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
diff --git a/win32/vs2017/zint.vcxproj b/win32/vs2017/zint.vcxproj
index 2131a3cb..096bd87d 100644
--- a/win32/vs2017/zint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/vs2017/zint.vcxproj
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
diff --git a/win32/vs2019/libzint.vcxproj b/win32/vs2019/libzint.vcxproj
index 191ee1bf..315e818a 100644
--- a/win32/vs2019/libzint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/vs2019/libzint.vcxproj
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>false</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
diff --git a/win32/vs2019/zint.vcxproj b/win32/vs2019/zint.vcxproj
index 8e55652e..679c0147 100644
--- a/win32/vs2019/zint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/vs2019/zint.vcxproj
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
diff --git a/win32/zint.vcxproj b/win32/zint.vcxproj
index aa56331a..eeab20c9 100644
--- a/win32/zint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/zint.vcxproj
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\backend;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9";ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <ExceptionHandling />
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
diff --git a/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint.rc b/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint.rc
index b1a73f33..ca960544 100644
--- a/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint.rc
+++ b/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint.rc
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_GERMAN, SUBLANG_GERMAN
 // Version
 //
 
-#define VER_FILEVERSION        2,16,0,0
-#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR    "2.16.0.0\0"
+#define VER_FILEVERSION        2,16,0,9
+#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR    "2.16.0.9\0"
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
  FILEVERSION VER_FILEVERSION
diff --git a/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint_cmdline_vc6.dsp b/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint_cmdline_vc6.dsp
index 58444e00..04dc6f03 100644
--- a/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint_cmdline_vc6.dsp
+++ b/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint_cmdline_vc6.dsp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /D ZINT_VERSION="\"2.16.0\"" /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /D ZINT_VERSION="\"2.16.0.9\"" /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x407 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x407 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\backend" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "ZINT_NO_PNG" /D "DEBUG" /YX /FD /GZ /D ZINT_VERSION="\"2.16.0\"" /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\backend" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "ZINT_NO_PNG" /D "DEBUG" /YX /FD /GZ /D ZINT_VERSION="\"2.16.0.9\"" /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x407 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x407 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
diff --git a/win32/zint_dll_vc6/zint_dll_vc6.dsp b/win32/zint_dll_vc6/zint_dll_vc6.dsp
index 398eebc2..5c8bdf79 100644
--- a/win32/zint_dll_vc6/zint_dll_vc6.dsp
+++ b/win32/zint_dll_vc6/zint_dll_vc6.dsp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "ZINT_DLL_VC6_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /D "NDEBUG" /D ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0" /D "WIN32" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "ZINT_DLL_VC6_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /D "NDEBUG" /D ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9" /D "WIN32" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "ZINT_DLL_VC6_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
 # ADD MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x1809 /d "NDEBUG"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "ZINT_DLL_VC6_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /D "_DEBUG" /D "WIN32" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "ZINT_DLL_VC6_EXPORTS" /D ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /D "_DEBUG" /D "WIN32" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "ZINT_DLL_VC6_EXPORTS" /D ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9" /YX /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
 # ADD MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x1809 /d "_DEBUG"
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ SOURCE=..\..\backend\dmatrix.c
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "zint_dll_vc6 - Win32 Debug"
 
-# ADD CPP /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /D ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0"
+# ADD CPP /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /D ZINT_VERSION="2.16.0.9"
 
 !ENDIF 
 
diff --git a/zint.nsi b/zint.nsi
index 9ffc0552..3ba2dd5a 100644
--- a/zint.nsi
+++ b/zint.nsi
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ;******************************************************************************
 !define PRODUCT_NAME "Zint"
 !define PRODUCT_EXE "qtZint.exe"
-!define PRODUCT_VERSION "2.16.0"
+!define PRODUCT_VERSION "2.16.0.9"
 !define PRODUCT_WEB_SITE "http://www.zint.org.uk"
 !define PRODUCT_PUBLISHER "Robin Stuart & BogDan Vatra"
 !define PRODUCT_DIR_REGKEY "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\${PRODUCT_EXE}"