diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bcf65e6..b15e886 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
-project(html2md VERSION 1.6.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(html2md VERSION 1.6.2 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 set(PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL "https://tim-gromeyer.github.io/html2md/")
 set(html2md_HOMEPAGE_URL "${PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL}")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0f3b55d..059637b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description = "Transform your HTML into clean, easy-to-read markdown with pyhtml
 readme = "python/README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.6.2"
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",