diff --git a/include/mimalloc.h b/include/mimalloc.h
index b99b668a..dcd87c40 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ terms of the MIT license. A copy of the license can be found in the file
 #ifndef MIMALLOC_H
 #define MIMALLOC_H
 
-#define MI_MALLOC_VERSION 161   // major + 2 digits minor
+#define MI_MALLOC_VERSION 162   // major + 2 digits minor
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------
 // Compiler specific attributes
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ terms of the MIT license. A copy of the license can be found in the file
   #define mi_decl_nodiscard    [[nodiscard]]
 #elif (__GNUC__ >= 4) || defined(__clang__)  // includes clang, icc, and clang-cl
   #define mi_decl_nodiscard    __attribute__((warn_unused_result))
-#elif (_MSC_VER >= 1700) 
+#elif (_MSC_VER >= 1700)
   #define mi_decl_nodiscard    _Check_return_
-#else 
-  #define mi_decl_nodiscard 
-#endif 
+#else
+  #define mi_decl_nodiscard
+#endif
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
   #if !defined(MI_SHARED_LIB)
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 718d5e70..583d54ed 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mimalloc (pronounced "me-malloc")
 is a general purpose allocator with excellent [performance](#performance) characteristics.
 Initially developed by Daan Leijen for the run-time systems of the
 [Koka](https://github.com/koka-lang/koka) and [Lean](https://github.com/leanprover/lean) languages.
-Latest release:`v1.6.1` (2020-02-17).
+Latest release:`v1.6.2` (2020-04-20).
 
 It is a drop-in replacement for `malloc` and can be used in other programs
 without code changes, for example, on dynamically linked ELF-based systems (Linux, BSD, etc.) you can use it as:
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ Enjoy!
 
 ### Releases
 
+* 2020-04-20, `v1.6.2`: stable release 1.6: fix compilation on Android, MingW, Raspberry, and Conda,
+  stability fix for Windows 7, fix multiple mimalloc instances in one executable, fix `strnlen` overload,
+  fix aligned debug padding.
 * 2020-02-17, `v1.6.1`: stable release 1.6: minor updates (build with clang-cl, fix alignment issue for small objects).
 * 2020-02-09, `v1.6.0`: stable release 1.6: fixed potential memory leak, improved overriding
   and thread local support on FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly, and macOSX. New byte-precise