4 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
index 25b427a036..2ff8554afd 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,22 @@
     <file>notes.xml</file>
   </header>
   
-  <section><title>Inets 6.2</title>
+  <section><title>Inets 6.2.1</title>
+
+    <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+      <list>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Mend ipv6_host_with_brackets option in httpc</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-13417</p>
+        </item>
+      </list>
+    </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Inets 6.2</title>
 
     <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
       <list>
diff --git a/lib/inets/src/http_client/httpc.erl b/lib/inets/src/http_client/httpc.erl
index 85663b5ded..4554881d79 100644
--- a/lib/inets/src/http_client/httpc.erl
+++ b/lib/inets/src/http_client/httpc.erl
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ handle_request(Method, Url,
 
 	    Request = #request{from          = Receiver,
 			       scheme        = Scheme, 
-			       address       = {Host, Port},
+			       address       = {host_address(Host, BracketedHost), Port},
 			       path          = MaybeEscPath,
 			       pquery        = MaybeEscQuery,
 			       method        = Method,
@@ -1268,3 +1268,7 @@ child_name(Pid, [_ | Children]) ->
 %% d(_, _, _) ->
 %%     ok.
 
+host_address(Host, false) ->
+    Host;
+host_address(Host, true) ->
+    string:strip(string:strip(Host, right, $]), left, $[).
diff --git a/lib/inets/src/inets_app/inets.appup.src b/lib/inets/src/inets_app/inets.appup.src
index a9fbb1c3f7..6baecfe7a4 100644
--- a/lib/inets/src/inets_app/inets.appup.src
+++ b/lib/inets/src/inets_app/inets.appup.src
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
 %% %CopyrightEnd%
 {"%VSN%",
  [
+  {<<"6.2">>, [{load_module, httpc, soft_purge, soft_purge, []}]},
   {<<"6\\..*">>,[{restart_application, inets}]},
   {<<"5\\..*">>,[{restart_application, inets}]}
  ],
  [
+  {<<"6.2">>, [{load_module, httpc, soft_purge, soft_purge, []}]},
   {<<"6\\..*">>,[{restart_application, inets}]},
   {<<"5\\..*">>,[{restart_application, inets}]}
  ]
diff --git a/lib/inets/vsn.mk b/lib/inets/vsn.mk
index 3d25b328af..df2359e012 100644
--- a/lib/inets/vsn.mk
+++ b/lib/inets/vsn.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 # %CopyrightEnd%
 
 APPLICATION = inets
-INETS_VSN   = 6.2
+INETS_VSN   = 6.2.1
 PRE_VSN     =
 APP_VSN     = "$(APPLICATION)-$(INETS_VSN)$(PRE_VSN)"