diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index aed182fac9..f887fc2221 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Rocksdb Change Log
 > NOTE: Entries for next release do not go here. Follow instructions in `unreleased_history/README.txt`
 
+## 9.6.2 (10/31/2024)
+### Bug Fixes
+* Fix a leak of obsolete blob files left open until DB::Close(). This bug was introduced in version 9.4.0.
+
 ## 9.6.1 (08/24/2024)
 ### Bug Fixes
 * Fix correctness of MultiGet across column families with user timestamp.
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/version.h b/include/rocksdb/version.h
index 6e0c73702e..286629dd3d 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/version.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/version.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // minor or major version number planned for release.
 #define ROCKSDB_MAJOR 9
 #define ROCKSDB_MINOR 6
-#define ROCKSDB_PATCH 1
+#define ROCKSDB_PATCH 2
 
 // Do not use these. We made the mistake of declaring macros starting with
 // double underscore. Now we have to live with our choice. We'll deprecate these
diff --git a/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/blob_file_leak.md b/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/blob_file_leak.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 57f54df767..0000000000
--- a/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/blob_file_leak.md
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Fix a leak of obsolete blob files left open until DB::Close(). This bug was introduced in version 9.4.0.