diff --git a/conf/release.Dockerfile b/conf/release.Dockerfile
index b9f75c73..21686738 100644
--- a/conf/release.Dockerfile
+++ b/conf/release.Dockerfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ COPY ./LICENSE .
 COPY ./sonar/audit sonar/audit
 
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
-&& pip install sonar-tools==3.16.1
+&& pip install sonar-tools==3.16.2
 
 USER ${USERNAME}
 WORKDIR /home/${USERNAME}
diff --git a/doc/what-is-new.md b/doc/what-is-new.md
index fd68dc39..500b67b5 100644
--- a/doc/what-is-new.md
+++ b/doc/what-is-new.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Next version
 
-# Version 3.16.1
+# Version 3.16.2
 
 - Patch for [Issue #2039](https://github.com/okorach/sonar-tools/issues/2039) that may affect merely all the Sonar Tools
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 727b16d8..fa9079ea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "sonar-tools"
-version = "3.16.1"
+version = "3.16.2"
 description = "A collection of utility tools for the SonarQube ecosystem"
 authors = [
   {name = "Olivier Korach", email = "olivier.korach@gmail.com"},
diff --git a/sonar/util/project_utils.py b/sonar/util/project_utils.py
index deec9284..09aaa915 100644
--- a/sonar/util/project_utils.py
+++ b/sonar/util/project_utils.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #
 
 import math
+from sonar import logging as log
 
 
 def split_loc_filter(loc_filter: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ def split_loc_filter(loc_filter: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
                 pass
         else:
             new_filters.append(f)
-    loc_middle = int(math.exp((math.log2(loc_max) - math.log2(max(loc_min, 1))) / 2))
+    loc_middle = int(2 ** ((math.log2(loc_max) + math.log2(max(loc_min, 1))) / 2))
+    log.debug("LoC split: min=%d, middle=%d, max=%d", loc_min, loc_middle, loc_max)
     slice1 = __FILTER_AND.join(new_filters + [f"ncloc>={loc_min}", f"ncloc<={loc_middle}"])
     slice2 = __FILTER_AND.join(new_filters + [f"ncloc>{loc_middle}", f"ncloc<={loc_max}"])
     return slice1, slice2
diff --git a/sonar/version.py b/sonar/version.py
index 15ac22f5..e55d14da 100644
--- a/sonar/version.py
+++ b/sonar/version.py
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 
 """
 
-PACKAGE_VERSION = "3.16.1"
+PACKAGE_VERSION = "3.16.2"
 MIGRATION_TOOL_VERSION = "0.6-snapshot"