diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 3d0a984f2f..c1b9c016de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@ ansible.posix Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v1.6.2
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+This is the bugfix release of the stable version ``ansible.posix`` collection.
+This changelog contains all changes to the modules and plugins
+in this collection that have been added after the release of
+``ansible.posix`` 1.6.1.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- backport - Drop ansible-core 2.14 and set 2.15 minimum version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/578).
+
 v1.6.1
 ======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 0c75b80b41..24ed1139fa 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -429,3 +429,19 @@ releases:
     - 571_ci_bump_core_version.yml
     - 572_revert_removal_of_skippy.yml
     release_date: '2024-10-11'
+  1.6.2:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - backport - Drop ansible-core 2.14 and set 2.15 minimum version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/578).
+      release_summary: 'This is the bugfix release of the stable version ``ansible.posix``
+        collection.
+
+        This changelog contains all changes to the modules and plugins
+
+        in this collection that have been added after the release of
+
+        ``ansible.posix`` 1.6.1.'
+    fragments:
+    - 1.6.2.yml
+    - 580_drop_ansible214.yml
+    release_date: '2024-10-22'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/580_drop_ansible214.yml b/changelogs/fragments/580_drop_ansible214.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ad722b61a..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/580_drop_ansible214.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-bugfixes:
-  - backport - Drop ansible-core 2.14 and set 2.15 minimum version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/578).
-trivial:
-  - selinux - conditions for selinux integration tests have been modified to be more accurate.
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 8565e643d0..80bb9f0482 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 namespace: ansible
 name: posix
-version: 1.6.1
+version: 1.6.2
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (github.com/ansible)