diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c3f785a4f..e16ba4d581 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [v1.62.1] - 2025-12-29
 
 - Fix default behavior for `swift_prefix` to remain unset when no override is provided in
   managed mode.
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ buf check breaking proto --against .git#branch=master,subdir=proto
 
 Initial beta release.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.62.0...HEAD
+[v1.62.1]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.62.0...v1.62.1
 [v1.62.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.61.0...v1.62.0
 [v1.61.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.60.0...v1.61.0
 [v1.60.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.59.0...v1.60.0
diff --git a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
index 0f523ec183..07675467fa 100644
--- a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
+++ b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 package bufcli
 
 // Version is the CLI version of buf.
-const Version = "1.62.1-dev"
+const Version = "1.62.1"