diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 676ff265..70b8ea6f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Once you have installed Elasticsearch, you can install zentity from a remote URL
 
 Example:
 
-`elasticsearch-plugin install https://zentity.io/releases/zentity-1.6.1-elasticsearch-7.10.2.zip`
+`elasticsearch-plugin install https://zentity.io/releases/zentity-1.6.2-elasticsearch-7.10.2.zip`
 
 Read the [installation](https://zentity.io/docs/installation) docs for more details.
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c3fe98c..289ad313 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <zentity.author>Dave Moore</zentity.author>
         <zentity.classname>org.elasticsearch.plugin.zentity.ZentityPlugin</zentity.classname>
         <zentity.website>https://zentity.io</zentity.website>
-        <zentity.version>1.6.1</zentity.version>
+        <zentity.version>1.6.2</zentity.version>
         <!-- dependency versions -->
         <elasticsearch.version>7.10.2</elasticsearch.version>
         <jackson.core.version>2.10.4</jackson.core.version>