diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index db7aebdfa2..94635c0689 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+Changes between 6.6.1 and 6.6.2
+===============================
+Module changes:
+* wiktionary tries harder to get a valid result before erroring out
+
+Core changes:
+* Fixed an inconsistency between interpretations of the --config option in
+  normal operation vs. wizard mode
+* Requirement specifiers tightened up to reduce/prevent pip trying to install
+  incompatible dependency versions (IPython, dnspython)
+* SASL token is now split when required according to spec
+* Multi-byte Unicode characters are now handled correctly when splitting lines
+
 Changes between 6.6.0 and 6.6.1
 ===============================
 Module changes:
diff --git a/sopel/__init__.py b/sopel/__init__.py
index bdd8ba6ed2..f796233139 100644
--- a/sopel/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel/__init__.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import traceback
 import signal
 
-__version__ = '6.6.1'
+__version__ = '6.6.2'
 
 
 def _version_info(version=__version__):