diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 DEEPSEQ_VER="1.3.0.1"; DEEPSEQ_VER_REGEXP="1\.[1-9]\." # >= 1.1 && < 2
 TEXT_VER="0.11.2.3";   TEXT_VER_REGEXP="0\.([2-9]|(1[0-1]))\." # >= 0.2 && < 0.12
 NETWORK_VER="2.3.1.1"; NETWORK_VER_REGEXP="2\."    # == 2.*
-CABAL_VER="1.16.0.2";  CABAL_VER_REGEXP="1\.1[67]\."  # >= 1.16 && < 1.18
+CABAL_VER="1.16.0.3";  CABAL_VER_REGEXP="1\.1[67]\."  # >= 1.16 && < 1.18
 TRANS_VER="0.3.0.0";   TRANS_VER_REGEXP="0\.[23]\."   # >= 0.2.* && < 0.4.*
 MTL_VER="2.1.2";       MTL_VER_REGEXP="[12]\."     # == 1.* || == 2.*
 HTTP_VER="4000.2.4";   HTTP_VER_REGEXP="4000\.[012]\." # == 4000.0.* || 4000.1.* || 4000.2.*
diff --git a/cabal-install.cabal b/cabal-install.cabal
--- a/cabal-install.cabal
+++ b/cabal-install.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:               cabal-install
-Version:            1.16.0.1
+Version:            1.16.0.2
 Synopsis:           The command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage.
 Description:
     The \'cabal\' command-line program simplifies the process of managing