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@@ -25,10 +25,25 @@ The first Python 3 ONLY capa version.
 - ci: add capa release link to capa-rules tag #517 @Ana06
 
 ### Raw diffs
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+<!-- The diff uses v1.6.1 because master doesn't include v1.6.2 -->
 - [capa v1.6.1...master](https://github.com/fireeye/capa/compare/v1.6.1...master)
 - [capa-rules v1.6.1...master](https://github.com/fireeye/capa-rules/compare/v1.6.1...master)
 
 
+## v1.6.2 (2021-04-13)
+
+This release backports a fix to capa 1.6: The Windows binary was built with Python 3.9 which doesn't support Windows 7.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- build: use Python 3.8 for PyInstaller to support consistently running across multiple operating systems including Windows 7 @mr-tz @Ana06
+
+### Raw diffs
+
+  - [capa v1.6.1...v1.6.2](https://github.com/fireeye/capa/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2)
+  - [capa-rules v1.6.1...v1.6.2](https://github.com/fireeye/capa-rules/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2)
+
 ## v1.6.1 (2021-04-07)
 
 This release includes several bug fixes, such as a vivisect issue that prevented capa from working on Windows with Python 3. It also adds 17 new rules and a bunch of improvements in the rules and IDA rule generator. We appreciate everyone who opened issues, provided feedback, and contributed code and rules.