diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index 0cd60918f..7e9dfb340 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.61.0"
+__version__ = "1.62.0"