diff --git a/redis/__init__.py b/redis/__init__.py
index cd3ee12adb..c75d853bc6 100644
--- a/redis/__init__.py
+++ b/redis/__init__.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def int_or_str(value):
         return value
 
 
-__version__ = "6.1.0"
+__version__ = "6.2.0"
 VERSION = tuple(map(int_or_str, __version__.split(".")))