diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 4631e9b58..b0e9100da 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 - New: Homebanking Interface FinTS/HBCI (experimental) [details](https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/1186)
 - New on WebUI: Jam (JoinMarket Web UI) v0.1.5 [details](https://github.com/joinmarket-webui/joinmarket-webui/releases/tag/v0.1.5)
 - Update: Bitcoin Core v24.0.1 [details](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-24.0.1.md)
-- Update: LND v0.16.0-beta [details](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.16.0-beta)
+- Update: LND v0.16.1-beta [details](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.16.1-beta)
 - Update: Core Lightning v23.02.2 [details](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v23.02.2)
 - Update: C-lightningREST v0.10.2 [details](https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/c-lightning-REST/releases/tag/v0.10.2)
 - Update: Electrum Server in Rust (electrs) v0.9.11 [details](https://github.com/romanz/electrs/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES.md#0911-jan-5-2023)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d94688476..8c122b6e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 _Build your own Lightning & Bitcoin Fullnode on a RaspberryPi with an optional Display._
 
-`Version 1.9.0RC2 with bitcoin 24.0.1, lnd 0.16.0 & Core Lightning 23.02` ([api](https://github.com/fusion44/blitz_api)|[web](https://github.com/cstenglein/raspiblitz-web))
+`Version 1.9.0RC2 with bitcoin 24.0.1, lnd 0.16.1 & Core Lightning 23.02` ([api](https://github.com/fusion44/blitz_api)|[web](https://github.com/cstenglein/raspiblitz-web))
 
 ![RaspiBlitz](pictures/raspiblitz.jpg)
 
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.install.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.install.sh
index c6e946f99..afe5622cf 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.install.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ## based on https://raspibolt.github.io/raspibolt/raspibolt_40_lnd.html#lightning-lnd
 ## see LND releases: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases
 ### If you change here - make sure to also change interims version in lnd.update.sh #!
-lndVersion="0.16.0-beta"
+lndVersion="0.16.1-beta"
 
 # olaoluwa
 #PGPauthor="roasbeef"