diff --git a/briar-desktop/build.gradle.kts b/briar-desktop/build.gradle.kts
index e5b7f60d061c9bbbfe290f078bd409450cc50062..cebb9dcfabe9e0eac303ea883e1fdd4a5bc91e98 100644
--- a/briar-desktop/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/briar-desktop/build.gradle.kts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-val versionCode = "0.6.1"
+val versionCode = "0.6.2"
 val buildType = if (project.hasProperty("buildType")) project.properties["buildType"] else "snapshot"
 group = "app.briar.desktop"
 version = "$versionCode-$buildType"
diff --git a/briar-desktop/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml b/briar-desktop/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
index b6d36cfb164477ac848be872050f2c8ae5d3efc6..6bae9cb20b9500c14825c4da2377be5f0a30f4d0 100644
--- a/briar-desktop/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
+++ b/briar-desktop/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
     </custom>
 
     <releases>
+        <release version="0.6.2-beta" date="2024-08-14">
+            <description>
+                <p>
+                    See the changelog for more information on this release.
+                </p>
+            </description>
+            <url>https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-desktop/-/wikis/Changelog#062-beta</url>
+        </release>
         <release version="0.6.1-beta" date="2024-02-19">
             <description>
                 <p>