diff --git a/linchpin/version.py b/linchpin/version.py
index dd289440e..78e078f17 100644
--- a/linchpin/version.py
+++ b/linchpin/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__short_version__ = '1.6.1'
-__version__ = '1.6.1'
+__short_version__ = '1.6.2'
+__version__ = '1.6.2'