diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index bcfba3ba..0fc6168a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ MyOpenhabRule()
 ```
 
 # Changelog
+#### 23.09.2 (2023-09-24)
+- Made channel type on a ``Thing`` optional (#416)
+- Fixed an issue with mqtt publish and reconnect
+
 #### 23.09.1 (2023-09-18)
 - Log a warning for broken links between items and things
 - Fix CI
diff --git a/src/HABApp/__version__.py b/src/HABApp/__version__.py
index 545ab9b8..f87e0f46 100644
--- a/src/HABApp/__version__.py
+++ b/src/HABApp/__version__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 # Development versions contain the DEV-COUNTER postfix:
 # - 23.09.0.DEV-1
 
-__version__ = '23.09.1'
+__version__ = '23.09.2'