diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90d1b826dc..46e78dce6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in [1.6.2](https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/releases/tag/v1.6.2) (2020-05-22)
+==========================================================================================
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2)
+
+ * Upgrade to React SDK 2.6.1
+
 Changes in [1.6.1](https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/releases/tag/v1.6.1) (2020-05-19)
 ==========================================================================================
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/compare/v1.6.1-rc.1...v1.6.1)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2573d7dd19..86c0efa97e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "riot-web",
   "productName": "Riot",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.6.2",
   "description": "A feature-rich client for Matrix.org",
   "author": "New Vector Ltd.",
   "repository": {