diff --git a/packages/meta-css/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/meta-css/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f70c75295..86cc4ed88b 100644
--- a/packages/meta-css/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/meta-css/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Change Log
 
-- **Last updated**: 2024-11-15T05:56:59Z
+- **Last updated**: 2024-11-15T16:47:21Z
 - **Generator**: [thi.ng/monopub](https://thi.ng/monopub)
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org/) for commit guidelin
 **Note:** Unlisted _patch_ versions only involve non-code or otherwise excluded changes
 and/or version bumps of transitive dependencies.
 
+### [0.16.1](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/@thi.ng/meta-css@0.16.1) (2024-11-15)
+
+#### 🩹 Bug fixes
+
+- fix parser to priortize var assignments ([937ed79](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/commit/937ed79))
+  - order of checks in previous impl didn't allow for
+    `var2=var(--var1)` style assignments
+  - update tests
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/@thi.ng/meta-css@0.16.0) (2024-11-15)
 
 #### 🚀 Features
diff --git a/packages/meta-css/package.json b/packages/meta-css/package.json
index ee7616ed42..279725a242 100644
--- a/packages/meta-css/package.json
+++ b/packages/meta-css/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@thi.ng/meta-css",
-	"version": "0.16.0",
+	"version": "0.16.1",
 	"description": "Data-driven CSS framework codegen, transpiler & bundler",
 	"type": "module",
 	"module": "./index.js",