diff --git a/.ceph.metadata b/.ceph.metadata
index 8217975..be6324d 100644
--- a/.ceph.metadata
+++ b/.ceph.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8f99b1588833c5887495562fc99a088d591e26c1  SOURCES/ceph-16.2.8.tar.gz
+2bc5c98c2b5ca4981ff04ca043f99503b88b9951  SOURCES/ceph-16.2.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/SPECS/ceph.spec b/SPECS/ceph.spec
index 8a8a199..8dee295 100644
--- a/SPECS/ceph.spec
+++ b/SPECS/ceph.spec
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 # main package definition
 #################################################################################
 Name:		ceph
-Version:	16.2.8
+Version:	16.2.9
 Release:	1%{?dist}
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
 Epoch:		2
@@ -2531,6 +2531,9 @@ exit 0
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/prometheus/ceph/ceph_default_alerts.yml
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 19 2022 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 2:16.2.9-1
+- 16.2.9 GA
+
 * Mon May 16 2022 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 2:16.2.8-1
 - 16.2.8 GA