diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 04cd46c..dc22f24 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 =========
 
 
-1.6.x (unreleased)
+1.6.2 (2015-02-15)
 ------------------
 
 Changes:
diff --git a/pep8.py b/pep8.py
index 3037edd..d7907e5 100755
--- a/pep8.py
+++ b/pep8.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
 
-__version__ = '1.6.2a0'
+__version__ = '1.6.2'
 
 DEFAULT_EXCLUDE = '.svn,CVS,.bzr,.hg,.git,__pycache__,.tox'
 DEFAULT_IGNORE = 'E121,E123,E126,E226,E24,E704'