diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 4f0f363c440..69cab725c24 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2.6.2 / 2012-04-30
+===================
+
+  * fixed; default field application of selected fields (#870)
+
 2.6.1 / 2012-04-30
 ===================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 628b22c984a..1a176d70193 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "mongoose"
   , "description": "Mongoose MongoDB ODM"
-  , "version": "2.6.1"
+  , "version": "2.6.2"
   , "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>"
   , "keywords": ["mongodb", "mongoose", "orm", "data", "datastore", "nosql", "odm", "sql"]
   , "dependencies": {