diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db30072..02e133a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [0.16.7] - 2026-05-18
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Set backend hostname to localhost during build
 ## [0.16.6] - 2026-05-13
 
 ### 🚀 Features
@@ -9,6 +14,10 @@
 
 - Improve hostname resolution and clean up imports
 - Simplify backend hostname resolution and header handling
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Release
 ## [0.16.5] - 2026-05-11
 
 ### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f4fed62..5d4fd63 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ checksum = "6bd91ee7b2422bcb158d90ef4d14f75ef67f340943fc4149891dcce8f8b972a3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cache"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "reactor",
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fastedge-run"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "http-backend"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "claims",
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "http-service"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "key-value-store"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "reactor",
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "reactor"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "wasmtime",
 ]
@@ -2920,7 +2920,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "runtime"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ checksum = "0cd08a21f852bd2fe42e3b2a6c76a0db6a95a5b5bd29c0521dd0b30fa1712ec8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "secret"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "reactor",
@@ -3839,7 +3839,7 @@ checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "utils"
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 dependencies = [
  "reactor",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7d1a5e1..3e92e4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["crates/*"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.16.6"
+version = "0.16.7"
 edition = "2024"
 publish = false
 authors = ["FastEdge Development Team"]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d3cf297..bc99967 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     .collect(),
             );
 
-            let backend = builder.build(backend_connector);
+            let backend = builder.hostname("localhost").build(backend_connector);
 
             let has_dotenv_flag = run.dotenv.is_some();