diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be54e906..4df28cff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.16.2] - 2024-03-19
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Uninitialized value for `--polarization-n-permutations`
+
 ## [0.16.1] - 2024-01-12
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/pixelator/cli/analysis.py b/src/pixelator/cli/analysis.py
index 72640425..e677086a 100644
--- a/src/pixelator/cli/analysis.py
+++ b/src/pixelator/cli/analysis.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 )
 @click.option(
     "--polarization-n-permutations",
-    default=None,
+    default=0,
     required=False,
     type=click.IntRange(min=0),
     show_default=True,