diff --git a/roles/restic/vars/main.yml b/roles/restic/vars/main.yml
index 9227ae0..5aec1e9 100644
--- a/roles/restic/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/restic/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-restic_version: "0.16.0"
+restic_version: "0.16.1"
 restic_architecture: "amd64"
 restic_system: "{{ ansible_facts['system'] | lower }}"
 restic_download_url: "https://github.com/restic/restic/releases/download/v{{ restic_version }}/restic_{{ restic_version }}_{{ restic_system }}_{{ restic_architecture }}.bz2"