diff --git a/VERSION_NUMBER b/VERSION_NUMBER
index 0044d6cb96..769e37e159 100644
--- a/VERSION_NUMBER
+++ b/VERSION_NUMBER
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.20.1
+1.20.2
diff --git a/docs/python/README.rst b/docs/python/README.rst
index 82c2fbde1d..8632e4b2cb 100644
--- a/docs/python/README.rst
+++ b/docs/python/README.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ For more information on ONNX Runtime, please see `aka.ms/onnxruntime `_
or the `Github project `_.
"""
-__version__ = "1.20.1"
+__version__ = "1.20.2"
__author__ = "Microsoft"
# we need to do device version validation (for example to check Cuda version for an onnxruntime-training package).
diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc b/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
index e4c58ba51c..0199171098 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@ static_assert(offsetof(OrtApi, SessionOptionsAppendExecutionProvider_OpenVINO_V2
static_assert(offsetof(OrtApi, AddExternalInitializersFromFilesInMemory) / sizeof(void*) == 279, "Size of version 18 API cannot change");
// So that nobody forgets to finish an API version, this check will serve as a reminder:
-static_assert(std::string_view(ORT_VERSION) == "1.20.1",
+static_assert(std::string_view(ORT_VERSION) == "1.20.2",
"ORT_Version change detected, please follow below steps to ensure OrtApi is updated properly");
// 1. Update the hardcoded version string in above static_assert to silence it
// 2. If there were any APIs added to ort_api_1_to_20 above: