diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 2adef8d7f..f529bbe1b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Rocksdb Change Log
-## Unreleased
+## 6.16.2 (1/21/2021)
 ### Bug Fixes
 * Fix a race condition between DB startups and shutdowns in managing the periodic background worker threads. One effect of this race condition could be the process being terminated.
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/version.h b/include/rocksdb/version.h
index aeb604f03..7ea0cd50a 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/version.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/version.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define ROCKSDB_MAJOR 6
 #define ROCKSDB_MINOR 16
-#define ROCKSDB_PATCH 1
+#define ROCKSDB_PATCH 2
 
 // Do not use these. We made the mistake of declaring macros starting with
 // double underscore. Now we have to live with our choice. We'll deprecate these