diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18a9f38..1266417 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v0.6.9.dev2 (2026-10-21)
+
+- audiomath.cast_into: a float block into an int16 buffer, allocating nothing
+
 ## v0.6.9.dev1 (2026-10-21)
 
 - deinit probe: call Ladder.modulate with the cutoff input it takes
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1e30904..2b0431b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.9.dev1
+0.6.9.dev2