diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aadbe20..b6bab0d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.6.2 / 2023-04-05
+==================
+
+  * Fix optional parameters handling in `upload_dir`
+
 1.6.1 / 2023-02-23
 ==================
 
diff --git a/cloudinary_cli/version.py b/cloudinary_cli/version.py
index f49459c..51bbb3f 100644
--- a/cloudinary_cli/version.py
+++ b/cloudinary_cli/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.6.1"
+__version__ = "1.6.2"