diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a1e2757cb..6a001d54f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 1.5.3 / 2017-05-11
+## 1.6.2 / 2017-05-11
 
 * [BUGFIX] Fix potential memory leak in Kubernetes service discovery
 
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
 * [BUGFIX] Fix deadlock in Zookeeper SD.
 * [BUGFIX] Fix fuzzy search problems in the web-UI auto-completion.
 
+## 1.5.3 / 2017-05-11
+
+* [BUGFIX] Fix potential memory leak in Kubernetes service discovery
+
 ## 1.5.2 / 2017-02-10
 
 * [BUGFIX] Fix series corruption in a special case of series maintenance where
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9c6d6293b1..fdd3be6df5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.1
+1.6.2