diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15c8be9..a9103ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Bunyan Rotating File Stream is a stream component for the logging system "node b
 
 # Recent changes
 
-## 1.6.1 Fixed support for the "rotateExisting" flag
+## 1.6.2 Fixed support for the "rotateExisting" flag
 
 Tests have been added to ensure that this feature keeps working in the future.
 Note that this feature may not work as expected with linux on EXT4.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 12d113c..f6c0f6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bunyan-rotating-file-stream",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.6.2",
   "description": "a rotating file stream for the bunyan logging system",
   "author": "Jim Tupper <npm@tupper.org.uk> (http://github.com/rcomian)",
   "main": "./index.js",