5 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 4c1decf8f4..50b4da5f61 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Synapse 1.62.0rc2 (2022-07-01)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix unread counts for users on large servers. Introduced in v1.62.0rc1. ([\#13140](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13140))
+- Fix DB performance when deleting old push notifications. Introduced in v1.62.0rc1. ([\#13141](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13141))
+
+
 Synapse 1.62.0rc1 (2022-06-28)
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/13140.bugfix b/changelog.d/13140.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index cb0586e39e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13140.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix unread counts for users on large servers. Introduced in v1.62.0rc1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13141.bugfix b/changelog.d/13141.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 930e870865..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13141.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix DB performance when deleting old push notifications. Introduced in v1.62.0rc1.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7fbd9baef6..295532196b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.62.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.62.0rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:42:41 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.62.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.62.0rc1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8b66d3a9e4..1abbf0f5e5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ skip_gitignore = true
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.62.0rc1"
+version = "1.62.0rc2"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"