diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f1ef058b3..50a646074 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.6.1"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"1.6.2"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1571c6a7..8912639fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.2](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2) (2023-09-19)
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **deps:** update codecov/codecov-action digest to b65fbdc ([#614](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/614)) ([f0734f7](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/f0734f7c91371567bc3c2db059e7beab7cb50641))
+* **deps:** update codecov/codecov-action digest to c4cf8a4 ([#611](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/611)) ([c05609a](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/c05609ae4c6554d0795869990bb8414cabfcd7e8))
+* **deps:** update codecov/codecov-action digest to c9e0f0b ([#608](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/608)) ([29efc6c](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/29efc6c62f43fabc0b3f90aa190eaff6475fd6aa))
+* **deps:** update codecov/codecov-action digest to c9e4b73 ([#609](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/609)) ([af55f21](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/af55f216876191b95ddbd7b268ec92b0625d7c93))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin to v3.6.0 ([#620](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/620)) ([59c1c27](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/59c1c277aa81d879ebeb00d061bf2f65bd774f8c))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 4254f3a ([#621](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/621)) ([7e100de](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/7e100de6d67b64a4b39246d02f2826ba824072b0))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 5f18c9a ([#617](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/617)) ([f887fe8](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/f887fe8656a20b4fcf1931cca79887234e3b00f9))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 6a6a824 ([#607](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/607)) ([fd774e3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/fd774e35476f696318d630ca101756bc8a0e3dfd))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 8efd40b ([#612](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/612)) ([27fbe45](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/27fbe4521c1c2bd7055aa273aa18b8c416f129e9))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to c459726 ([#619](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/619)) ([ee8a411](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/ee8a411026324fb9e0f88520ef6e61164f73052a))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to c6c77c8 ([#613](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/613)) ([7a7c7e8](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/7a7c7e868f16f453548bf35dbd6fbc40fb316a3c))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to dd1128f ([#622](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/622)) ([a0342b7](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/a0342b7e203d62fa3e66d3ac25a40a148181fd36))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to e982de4 ([#615](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/615)) ([41e9ebb](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/41e9ebb8181f7022fac078f9557233a7c55086f8))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to f3051ed ([#618](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/618)) ([514d463](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/514d4632457ef705f3adf451b11d4799e4ed15df))
+* **deps:** update google-github-actions/release-please-action digest to 48f9873 ([#605](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/605)) ([692c368](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/692c368d74f51933a1af051d88216f62d7bf93ff))
+* disable action pinning, revert codecov ([#616](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/616)) ([bdddeb1](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/bdddeb19b23e82b366d113fed4c24b7f8559600b))
+
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+* document setProviderAndWait in README ([#610](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/610)) ([818131b](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/818131b77e48f985bc9e115085f49f228891393b))
+* Update README.md ([#604](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/604)) ([6fd752d](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6fd752d59d303bac06953bdf3b82e59054166e71))
+
 ## [1.6.1](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2023-09-09)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebfa92ca5..9e58264e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
-  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.6.1">
-    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.6.1&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
+  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.6.2">
+    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.6.2&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>  
 
   <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Note that this library is intended to be used in server-side contexts and has no
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1</version>
+    <version>1.6.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ If you would like snapshot builds, this is the relevant repository information:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.6.1'
+    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.6.2'
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f8e3e8b9a..32fce537e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.6.1</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+  <version>1.6.2</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 9c6d6293b..fdd3be6df 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.1
+1.6.2