diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 35f47c51..0e43beb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           submodules: true
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.8
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.8
       - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-16.04'
         run: sudo apt-get install -y libyaml-dev
       - name: Install PyInstaller
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 13b75be8..a844ce5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ master, master-py2 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ master, master-py2 ]
 
 jobs:
   code_style:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f6c083b..0374c8ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,10 +13,25 @@
 ### Development
 
 ### Raw diffs
+<!-- 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.
diff --git a/capa/version.py b/capa/version.py
index f49459c7..51bbb3f2 100644
--- a/capa/version.py
+++ b/capa/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.6.1"
+__version__ = "1.6.2"