diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c371587..cb91621 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -217,12 +217,11 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - docker-load
       - run:
-          name: Update tag in docker-compose.yml
-          command: |
-            sed -i "s|image: sameersbn/bind:.*|image: sameersbn/bind:${CIRCLE_TAG:-latest}|" docker-compose.yml
+          name: Create test network
+          command: docker network create testnet
       - run:
           name: Launch bind container
-          command: docker-compose up -d --quiet-pull
+          command: docker run --name bind -d --net testnet sameersbn/bind:${CIRCLE_TAG:-latest}
       - run:
           name: Wait for bootup
           command: sleep 15
@@ -232,8 +231,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Test image
           command: |
-              docker run --network bind-server:$(docker-compose ps -q bind) \
-                sameersbn/bind:${CIRCLE_TAG:-latest} host www.google.com bind-server
+              docker run --rm --net testnet sameersbn/bind:${CIRCLE_TAG:-latest} host www.google.com bind
 
   publish-dockerhub:
     executor: docker/machine
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d850b1..e8b731d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [![Circle CI](https://circleci.com/gh/sameersbn/docker-bind.svg?style=shield)](https://circleci.com/gh/sameersbn/docker-bind) [![Docker Repository on Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/sameersbn/bind/status "Docker Repository on Quay.io")](https://quay.io/repository/sameersbn/bind)
 
-# sameersbn/bind:9.11.3-20200507
+# sameersbn/bind:9.16.1-20200524
 
 - [Introduction](#introduction)
   - [Contributing](#contributing)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Automated builds of the image are available on [Dockerhub](https://hub.docker.co
 > **Note**: Builds are also available on [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/sameersbn/bind)
 
 ```bash
-docker pull sameersbn/bind:9.11.3-20200507
+docker pull sameersbn/bind:9.16.1-20200524
 ```
 
 Alternatively you can build the image yourself.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Start BIND using:
 docker run --name bind -d --restart=always \
   --publish 53:53/tcp --publish 53:53/udp --publish 10000:10000/tcp \
   --volume /srv/docker/bind:/data \
-  sameersbn/bind:9.11.3-20200507
+  sameersbn/bind:9.16.1-20200524
 ```
 
 *Alternatively, you can use the sample [docker-compose.yml](docker-compose.yml) file to start the container using [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/)*
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ You can customize the launch command of BIND server by specifying arguments to `
 docker run --name bind -it --rm \
   --publish 53:53/tcp --publish 53:53/udp --publish 10000:10000/tcp \
   --volume /srv/docker/bind:/data \
-  sameersbn/bind:9.11.3-20200507 -h
+  sameersbn/bind:9.16.1-20200524 -h
 ```
 
 ## Persistence
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ To upgrade to newer releases:
   1. Download the updated Docker image:
 
   ```bash
-  docker pull sameersbn/bind:9.11.3-20200507
+  docker pull sameersbn/bind:9.16.1-20200524
   ```
 
   2. Stop the currently running image:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ To upgrade to newer releases:
   ```bash
   docker run -name bind -d \
     [OPTIONS] \
-    sameersbn/bind:9.11.3-20200507
+    sameersbn/bind:9.16.1-20200524
   ```
 
 ## Shell Access
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 34ecb97..42643ff 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9.11.3-20200507
+9.16.1-20200524
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e8dd261..c44872e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: '2'
 services:
   bind:
     restart: always
-    image: sameersbn/bind:9.11.3-20200507
+    image: sameersbn/bind:9.16.1-20200524
     ports:
     - "53:53/udp"
     - "53:53/tcp"