diff --git a/docs/change_log.txt b/docs/change_log.txt
index b95ede47e..847046db2 100644
--- a/docs/change_log.txt
+++ b/docs/change_log.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ next_url:   release-2.6.html
 Python-Markdown Change Log
 =========================
 
+Sept 23, 2016: Released version 2.6.7 (a bug-fix release).
+
 Mar 20, 2016: Released version 2.6.6 (a bug-fix release).
 
 Nov 24, 2015: Released version 2.6.5 (a bug-fix release).
diff --git a/markdown/__version__.py b/markdown/__version__.py
index d5bbed4b3..339f0390a 100644
--- a/markdown/__version__.py
+++ b/markdown/__version__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # (major, minor, micro, alpha/beta/rc/final, #)
 # (1, 1, 2, 'alpha', 0) => "1.1.2.dev"
 # (1, 2, 0, 'beta', 2) => "1.2b2"
-version_info = (2, 6, 6, 'final', 0)
+version_info = (2, 6, 7, 'final', 0)
 
 
 def _get_version():