diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index cc1e5b6..4a2cf2d 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-01-20 - 1.6.2 - fix(release)
+bump version to 1.6.2
+
+- No source changes detected in the diff
+- Current package.json version is 1.6.1
+- Recommend a patch bump to 1.6.2 for a release
+
 ## 2026-01-20 - 1.6.1 - fix(driveragent)
 include full message history for tool results and use a continuation prompt when invoking provider.collectStreamResponse
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index f8c88d6..0e8020e 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartagent',
-  version: '1.6.1',
+  version: '1.6.2',
   description: 'an agentic framework built on top of @push.rocks/smartai'
 }