diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index dad059f886..87d90b0e87 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.116.2
+
 ### Upgrades
 
 * ⬆️ Upgrade Starlette supported version range to >=0.40.0,<0.49.0. PR [#14077](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14077) by [@musicinmybrain](https://github.com/musicinmybrain).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index b02bf8b4f3..9342f1addc 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__ = "0.116.1"
+__version__ = "0.116.2"
 
 from starlette import status as status