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@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v1.6.2 - 2026-10-12
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - save the GitHub cache after testing and linting so their build artifacts can be reused, preserving caching after test or lint failures and skipping saves on an exact cache hit