diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8a1b1695c90..8a427decd24 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 # VERSION define is not used by the code.  It gets a version string
 # from 'git describe'; see src/ceph_ver.[ch]
 
-AC_INIT([ceph], [0.61], [ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org])
+AC_INIT([ceph], [0.62], [ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org])
 
 # Create release string.  Used with VERSION for RPMs.
 RPM_RELEASE=0
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7247cbb8a98..41460b200c6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ceph (0.62) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release 
+
+ -- Gary Lowell <gary.lowell@inktank.com>  Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:21 -0700
+
 ceph (0.61-1) precise; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release