diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ef5f487af..30fa8c397 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 2.6.2
+Monday, September 30, 2019
+====================================
+- Misc small fixes, mostly to build-related issues.
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 2.6.1
 Thursday, August 22, 2019
 ====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ceeefea5b..c88cffea6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [2.6.1],
+        [2.6.2],
         [https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/new],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])
diff --git a/src/hb-version.h b/src/hb-version.h
index 18b3c2c4e..4081ca8ac 100644
--- a/src/hb-version.h
+++ b/src/hb-version.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ HB_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define HB_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define HB_VERSION_MINOR 6
-#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 1
+#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 2
 
-#define HB_VERSION_STRING "2.6.1"
+#define HB_VERSION_STRING "2.6.2"
 
 #define HB_VERSION_ATLEAST(major,minor,micro) \
 	((major)*10000+(minor)*100+(micro) <= \