diff --git a/cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake b/cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake
index 80158aed7..9b19b56b4 100644
--- a/cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(mi_version_major 2)
 set(mi_version_minor 1)
-set(mi_version_patch 5)
+set(mi_version_patch 6)
 set(mi_version ${mi_version_major}.${mi_version_minor})
 
 set(PACKAGE_VERSION ${mi_version})
diff --git a/include/mimalloc.h b/include/mimalloc.h
index 8f287783f..8446d99d3 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ terms of the MIT license. A copy of the license can be found in the file
 #ifndef MIMALLOC_H
 #define MIMALLOC_H
 
-#define MI_MALLOC_VERSION 215   // major + 2 digits minor
+#define MI_MALLOC_VERSION 216   // major + 2 digits minor
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------
 // Compiler specific attributes
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e626bee8d..38c4a7d2f 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ is a general purpose allocator with excellent [performance](#performance) charac
 Initially developed by Daan Leijen for the runtime systems of the
 [Koka](https://koka-lang.github.io) and [Lean](https://github.com/leanprover/lean) languages.
 
-Latest release tag: `v2.1.5` (2024-05-13).  
-Latest v1 tag: `v1.8.5` (2024-05-13).
+Latest release tag: `v2.1.6` (2024-05-13).  
+Latest v1 tag: `v1.8.6` (2024-05-13).
 
 mimalloc is a drop-in replacement for `malloc` and can be used in other programs
 without code changes, for example, on dynamically linked ELF-based systems (Linux, BSD, etc.) you can use it as:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ memory usage
   and fragmentation compared to mimalloc `v1.x` (especially for large workloads). Should otherwise have similar performance
   (see [below](#performance)); please report if you observe any significant performance regression.
 
-* 2024-05-13, `v1.8.5`, `v2.1.5`: Fix build errors on various (older) platforms. Refactored aligned allocation.
+* 2024-05-13, `v1.8.6`, `v2.1.6`: Fix build errors on various (older) platforms. Refactored aligned allocation.
 * 2024-04-22, `v1.8.4`, `v2.1.4`: Fixes various bugs and build issues. Add `MI_LIBC_MUSL` cmake flag for musl builds.
   Free-ing code is refactored into a separate module (`free.c`). Mimalloc page info is simplified with the block size
   directly available (and new `block_size_shift` to improve aligned block free-ing). 
diff --git a/src/heap.c b/src/heap.c
index 2fb04f7a7..6c56edd6f 100644
--- a/src/heap.c
+++ b/src/heap.c
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ static bool mi_heap_page_collect(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_page_queue_t* pq, mi_page_t
   mi_assert_internal(mi_heap_page_is_valid(heap, pq, page, NULL, NULL));
   mi_collect_t collect = *((mi_collect_t*)arg_collect);
   _mi_page_free_collect(page, collect >= MI_FORCE);
+  if (collect == MI_FORCE) {
+    // note: call before a potential `_mi_page_free` as the segment may be freed if this was the last used page in that segment.
+    mi_segment_t* segment = _mi_page_segment(page);
+    _mi_segment_collect(segment, true /* force? */, &heap->tld->segments);
+  }
   if (mi_page_all_free(page)) {
     // no more used blocks, free the page.
     // note: this will free retired pages as well.
@@ -104,10 +109,6 @@ static bool mi_heap_page_collect(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_page_queue_t* pq, mi_page_t
     // still used blocks but the thread is done; abandon the page
     _mi_page_abandon(page, pq);
   }
-  if (collect == MI_FORCE) {
-    mi_segment_t* segment = _mi_page_segment(page);
-    _mi_segment_collect(segment, true /* force? */, &heap->tld->segments);
-  }
   return true; // don't break
 }