diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f793889c..fbac5db4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.2](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2) (2025-01-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **examples:** do not manually set env vars in deployment ([#653](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/653)) ([4a2d655](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/4a2d65544d47f1910c1a6501b5204cca77ba3548))
+
 ## [1.6.1](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2024-12-12)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19b45bc9..fb7c1cd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.1/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.2/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
index 19b5075e..cc5bf107 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.1/install.sh | bash
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.2/install.sh | bash
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 9c6d6293..fdd3be6d 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.1
+1.6.2