diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b1b7553..a9dbeb73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ and the changes for the upcoming release can be found in
 
 <!-- release notes start -->
 
+## [0.62.0](https://github.com/jshwi/docsig/tree/v0.62.0) - 2024-09-27
+
+### Changed
+
+- handle syntax error as a violation ([#455](https://github.com/jshwi/docsig/issues/455))
+
 ## [0.61.1](https://github.com/jshwi/docsig/tree/v0.61.1) - 2024-09-22
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4894168a..7ca7845e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION := 0.61.1
+VERSION := 0.62.0
 
 POETRY := bin/poetry/bin/poetry
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e74ba9b1..5cc9413e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ ensure your installation has registered `docsig`
 .. code-block:: console
 
     $ flake8 --version
-    7.1.0 (docsig: 0.61.1, mccabe: 0.7.0, pycodestyle: 2.12.0, pyflakes: 3.2.0) CPython 3.8.13 on Darwin
+    7.1.0 (docsig: 0.62.0, mccabe: 0.7.0, pycodestyle: 2.12.0, pyflakes: 3.2.0) CPython 3.8.13 on Darwin
 
 And now use `flake8` to lint your files
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Standalone
 
     repos:
       - repo: https://github.com/jshwi/docsig
-        rev: v0.61.1
+        rev: v0.62.0
         hooks:
           - id: docsig
             args:
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ or integrated with ``flake8``
         hooks:
           - id: flake8
             additional_dependencies:
-              - docsig==0.61.1
+              - docsig==0.62.0
             args:
               - "--sig-check-class"
               - "--sig-check-dunders"
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index c9d95e99..eb7679af 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 | Version | Supported          |
 |---------|--------------------|
-| 0.61.1  | :white_check_mark: |
+| 0.62.0  | :white_check_mark: |
 
 ## Reporting a Vulnerability
 
diff --git a/changelog/455.change.md b/changelog/455.change.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 22aa909a..00000000
--- a/changelog/455.change.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-handle syntax error as a violation
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 14f3f8b8..443914ea 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 author = "Stephen Whitlock"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.61.1"
+release = "0.62.0"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docsig/_version.py b/docsig/_version.py
index 3cd4bab3..900d35d1 100644
--- a/docsig/_version.py
+++ b/docsig/_version.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 caused by accessing it through __init__.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.61.1"
+__version__ = "0.62.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eacc7ae5..2905d0fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
     "bump:minor": "make bump part=minor",
     "bump:patch": "make bump part=patch"
   },
-  "version": "0.61.1"
+  "version": "0.62.0"
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9b953b42..5c035385 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ line-length = 79
 allow_dirty = true
 commit = true
 commit_args = "-sS"
-current_version = "0.61.1"
+current_version = "0.62.0"
 message = "bump: version {current_version} → {new_version}"
 sign_tags = true
 tag = true
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ maintainers = [
 name = "docsig"
 readme = "README.rst"
 repository = "https://github.com/jshwi/docsig"
-version = "0.61.1"
+version = "0.62.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 Sphinx = "^7.0.0"