diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 911f7b6..a863002 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 History
 =======
 
-master (XXXX-XX-XX)
+1.6.2 (2019-10-15)
 -------------------
 * Fix: future dependency requirement was too strict
 
diff --git a/hcloud/__version__.py b/hcloud/__version__.py
index 26e0f58..e1dd63f 100644
--- a/hcloud/__version__.py
+++ b/hcloud/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '1.6.1'
+VERSION = '1.6.2'