diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ad3e9af6..08ca53f73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.62.0
+
+### API Changes
+- `dc_join_securejoin()` now always returns immediately;
+  the returned chat may not allow sending (`dc_chat_can_send()` returns false)
+  which may change as usual on `DC_EVENT_CHAT_MODIFIED` #2508 #2767
+- introduce multi-device-sync-messages;
+  as older cores display them as files in self-chat,
+  they are currently only sent if config option `send_sync_msgs` is set #2669
+- add `DC_EVENT_SELFAVATAR_CHANGED` #2742
+
+### Changes
+- use system DNS instead of google for MX queries #2780
+- improve error logging #2758
+- improve tests #2764 #2781
+- improve ci #2770
+- refactorings #2677 #2728 #2740 #2729 #2766 #2778
+
+### Fixes
+- add Let's Encrypt certificate to core as it may be missing older devices #2752
+- prioritize certificate setting from user over the one from provider-db #2749
+- fix "QR process failed" error #2725
+- do not update quota in endless loop #2726
+
+
 ## 1.61.0
 
 ### API Changes
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a8933d4b4..95f9eec28 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.61.0"
+version = "1.62.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.61.0"
+version = "1.62.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c2cec9155..50670d899 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.61.0"
+version = "1.62.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 494588012..ca366ceb3 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.61.0"
+version = "1.62.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"