diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83b3065ce..92e5e6134 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## 2.6.2
+
+### Security
+- MRF StealEmojiPolicy: Sanitize shortcodes (thanks to Hazel K for the report
+
 ## 2.6.1
 ### Changed
 - - Document maximum supported version of Erlang & Elixir
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index d420c11e4..c95c2a82f 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
   def project do
     [
       app: :pleroma,
-      version: version("2.6.1"),
+      version: version("2.6.2"),
       elixir: "~> 1.11",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       compilers: [:phoenix] ++ Mix.compilers(),