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 docs/en/docs/release-notes.md | 2 ++
 fastapi/__init__.py           | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 772a03ca8f..518dacbad0 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.162.1 (2026-11-07)
+
 ### Docs
 
 * 📝 Add parameter model guidance to the FastAPI skill. PR [#16693](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/16693) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 0796611f0d..f0efd52b07 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.162.0"
+__version__ = "0.162.1"
 
 from starlette import status as status