diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9487718..5270ad5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 1.16.8
+
+* Fix some code that could sometimes try to divide by zero
+* Add check for $TIPPECANOE_MAX_THREADS environmental variable
+
 ## 1.16.7
 
 * Fix area of placeholders for degenerate multipolygons
diff --git a/version.hpp b/version.hpp
index cb2e45e..b0aa613 100644
--- a/version.hpp
+++ b/version.hpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.16.7\n"
+#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.16.8\n"