diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e604dfb1..993ad04b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.61.2 – 2024-04-17
+
+- Handle unreadable Thies LNM file gracefully
+
 ## 1.61.1 – 2024-04-17
 
 - Fix truncation in unit conversion
diff --git a/cloudnetpy/version.py b/cloudnetpy/version.py
index c811d120..26111bf7 100644
--- a/cloudnetpy/version.py
+++ b/cloudnetpy/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MAJOR = 1
 MINOR = 61
-PATCH = 1
+PATCH = 2
 __version__ = f"{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}"