diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d265d6..430875b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 
+## [1.9.2] - 2024-11-25
+- fix #79, wrong default in constructor - kudos to ekinohito
+
 ## [1.9.1] - 2024-10-26
 - fix #77, updateBlock() returns bytes actually written.
 - minor edits
diff --git a/I2C_eeprom.cpp b/I2C_eeprom.cpp
index 3a50d1d..9c317d5 100644
--- a/I2C_eeprom.cpp
+++ b/I2C_eeprom.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 //    FILE: I2C_eeprom.cpp
 //  AUTHOR: Rob Tillaart
-// VERSION: 1.9.1
+// VERSION: 1.9.2
 // PURPOSE: Arduino Library for external I2C EEPROM 24LC256 et al.
 //     URL: https://github.com/RobTillaart/I2C_EEPROM
 
diff --git a/I2C_eeprom.h b/I2C_eeprom.h
index 336c08c..9dc9237 100644
--- a/I2C_eeprom.h
+++ b/I2C_eeprom.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //
 //    FILE: I2C_eeprom.h
 //  AUTHOR: Rob Tillaart
-// VERSION: 1.9.1
+// VERSION: 1.9.2
 // PURPOSE: Arduino Library for external I2C EEPROM 24LC256 et al.
 //     URL: https://github.com/RobTillaart/I2C_EEPROM
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "Wire.h"
 
 
-#define I2C_EEPROM_VERSION          (F("1.9.1"))
+#define I2C_EEPROM_VERSION          (F("1.9.2"))
 
 #define I2C_DEVICESIZE_24LC512      65536
 #define I2C_DEVICESIZE_24LC256      32768
diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index a4b2790..c2eb02a 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/RobTillaart/I2C_EEPROM.git"
   },
-  "version": "1.9.1",
+  "version": "1.9.2",
   "license": "MIT",
   "frameworks": "*",
   "platforms": "*",
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index c454b77..f459f76 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=I2C_EEPROM
-version=1.9.1
+version=1.9.2
 author=Rob Tillaart <rob.tillaart@gmail.com>
 maintainer=Rob Tillaart <rob.tillaart@gmail.com>
 sentence=Library for I2C EEPROMS