diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28160d674..f2041756a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.6.2
+
+**Release date:** 2025-06-27
+
+This patch release comes with a fix for `rsa-sha2-512` and `rsa-sha2-256` algorithms
+not being prioritized for `ssh-rsa` host keys.
+
+Fixes:
+- Fix: Prioritize sha2-512 and sha2-256 for ssh-rsa host keys
+  [#1839](https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/pull/1839)
+
 ## 1.6.1
 
 **Release date:** 2025-06-13
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 95e506d4a..5f33012ce 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: fluxcd/source-controller
   newName: fluxcd/source-controller
-  newTag: v1.6.1
+  newTag: v1.6.2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f501854fd..40479f86e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/tar v0.12.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/testserver v0.11.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.7.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.6.1
+	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.6.2
 	github.com/foxcpp/go-mockdns v1.1.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.2
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.2