diff --git a/simple_term_menu.py b/simple_term_menu.py
index 60832c1..086e153 100755
--- a/simple_term_menu.py
+++ b/simple_term_menu.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 __email__ = "i.meyer@fz-juelich.de"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright © 2021 Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH. All rights reserved."
 __license__ = "MIT"
-__version_info__ = (1, 6, 1)
+__version_info__ = (1, 6, 2)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))