diff --git a/check-version.sh b/check-version.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccaf1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Github repository
+REPO="flatpak/flatpak"
+
+# Get tag name using Github Rest API
+VERSION=$(curl -s -L -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" https://api.github.com/repos/"$REPO"/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
+
+echo "$VERSION"
diff --git a/pkg.info b/pkg.info
index 03ef47d..8624900 100644
--- a/pkg.info
+++ b/pkg.info
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: flatpak
 description: Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework
-version: 1.16.0
+version: 1.16.1
 url: https://flatpak.org/
 license: LGPL2.1-or-later
 architecture: any