diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0969141..19b9bcd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@
 # tentacool (11mar06) - 1.5.4
 # umbreon (10may06) - 1.6
 # vulpix (10jul06) - 1.6.1
+# weedle (16aug06) - 1.6.2
 
 
-release:
+release: docs
 	python ./setup.py sdist --formats=zip
 	python ./setup.py sdist --formats=gztar
 	python ./setup.py bdist_egg
+	zip -r dist/docs.zip docs && rm -rf docs
+	md5 dist/*.zip dist/*.gz > md5-sums
+	
 
 docs: always
 	epydoc -o docs/ paramiko
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf build dist
 	rm -f MANIFEST *.log demos/*.log
 	rm -f paramiko/*.pyc
+	rm -f test.log
 
 test:
 	python ./test.py
@@ -46,3 +51,5 @@ test:
 # __init__.py
 # README
 # transport.py
+#
+# POST md5sum on website!
diff --git a/README b/README
index e852902..f61015a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-paramiko 1.6.1
-"vulpix" release, 10 jul 2006
+paramiko 1.6.2
+"weedle" release, 16 aug 2006
 
 Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>
 
@@ -151,6 +151,14 @@ which will verify that most of the core components are working correctly.
 
 highlights of what's new in each release:
 
+v1.6.2 WEEDLE
+* added support for "old" group-exchange server mode, for compatibility
+  with the windows putty client
+* fixed some more interactions with SFTP file readv() and prefetch()
+* when saving the known_hosts file, preserve the original order [patch from
+  warren young]
+* fix a couple of broken lines when exporting classes (bug 55946)
+
 v1.6.1 VULPIX
 * more unit tests fixed for windows/cygwin (thanks to alexander belchenko)
 * a couple of fixes related to exceptions leaking out of SFTPClient
diff --git a/paramiko/__init__.py b/paramiko/__init__.py
index e01b914..4d970c5 100644
--- a/paramiko/__init__.py
+++ b/paramiko/__init__.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
 
 Website: U{http://www.lag.net/paramiko/}
 
-@version: 1.6.1 (vulpix)
+@version: 1.6.2 (weedle)
 @author: Robey Pointer
 @contact: robey@lag.net
 @license: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ if sys.version_info < (2, 2):
 
 
 __author__ = "Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>"
-__date__ = "10 Jul 2006"
-__version__ = "1.6.1 (vulpix)"
-__version_info__ = (1, 6, 1)
+__date__ = "16 Aug 2006"
+__version__ = "1.6.2 (weedle)"
+__version_info__ = (1, 6, 2)
 __license__ = "GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)"
 
 
diff --git a/paramiko/transport.py b/paramiko/transport.py
index df87151..738caef 100644
--- a/paramiko/transport.py
+++ b/paramiko/transport.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Transport (threading.Thread):
     """
 
     _PROTO_ID = '2.0'
-    _CLIENT_ID = 'paramiko_1.6.1'
+    _CLIENT_ID = 'paramiko_1.6.2'
 
     _preferred_ciphers = ( 'aes128-cbc', 'blowfish-cbc', 'aes256-cbc', '3des-cbc' )
     _preferred_macs = ( 'hmac-sha1', 'hmac-md5', 'hmac-sha1-96', 'hmac-md5-96' )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 54299c8..acfa65c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ except ImportError:
     kw = {}
 
 setup(name = "paramiko",
-      version = "1.6.1",
+      version = "1.6.2",
       description = "SSH2 protocol library",
       author = "Robey Pointer",
       author_email = "robey@lag.net",
       url = "http://www.lag.net/paramiko/",
       packages = [ 'paramiko' ],
-      download_url = 'http://www.lag.net/paramiko/download/paramiko-1.6.1.zip',
+      download_url = 'http://www.lag.net/paramiko/download/paramiko-1.6.2.zip',
       license = 'LGPL',
       platforms = 'Posix; MacOS X; Windows',
       classifiers = [ 'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',