diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 39beadc0fe..1a297f9030 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ checksum = "6a1abaf4d861455be59f64fd2b55606cb151fce304ede7165f410243ce96bde6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dfx"
-version = "0.16.1"
+version = "0.16.1-cargodist.2"
 dependencies = [
  "actix",
  "aes-gcm",
diff --git a/src/dfx/Cargo.toml b/src/dfx/Cargo.toml
index d06c207188..83b9018c33 100644
--- a/src/dfx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/dfx/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dfx"
-version = "0.16.1"
+version = "0.16.1-cargodist.2"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true