diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 448d89e..fc3cae1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "6.2.0"
+    ".": "6.2.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 460e098..13bb026 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.2.1](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-python-client/compare/v6.2.0...v6.2.1) (2026-08-14)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Identity overrides silently lost during local evaluation
+  ([#240](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-python-client/issues/240))
+  ([17e243b](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-python-client/commit/17e243b22b833172201c2e1d4bc7e80568b67997))
+
 ## [6.2.0](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-python-client/compare/v6.1.0...v6.2.0) (2026-08-07)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d52c275..e011422 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "flagsmith"
-version = "6.2.0"
+version = "6.2.1"
 description = "Flagsmith Python SDK"
 authors = ["Flagsmith <support@flagsmith.com>"]
 license = "BSD3"