diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index babfe1628..ec27cda1b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Synapse 1.62.0 (2022-07-05)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes since 1.62.0rc3.
+
+Authors of spam-checker plugins should consult the [upgrade notes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/release-v1.62/docs/upgrade.md#upgrading-to-v1620) to learn about the enriched signatures for spam checker callbacks, which are supported with this release of Synapse.
+
+
 Synapse 1.62.0rc3 (2022-07-04)
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c3a727800..520d8d20a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.62.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.62.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 05 Jul 2022 11:14:15 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.62.0~rc3) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.62.0rc3.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b9f2ea432..4d1007fcb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ skip_gitignore = true
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.62.0rc3"
+version = "1.62.0"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"