diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a77d3535..9f46c097 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [3.6.2] - 2024-10-10
+
+### Added
+
+* Support for Yoast Name variable #1046
+* New CLI cmd to backfill missing author terms for posts #1060
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Correctly populates the post_author column for linked authors #988
+
+### Maintenance
+* Increase minimum supported WordPress version to 5.9 #1035
+
 ## [3.6.1] - 2024-04-25
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -494,7 +508,8 @@ Props to the many people who helped make this release possible: [catchmyfame](ht
 **1.1.0 (Apr. 14, 2009)**
 * Initial beta release.
 
-[3.6.1]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.6.0..3.6.1
+[3.6.2]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.6.1...3.6.2
+[3.6.1]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.6.0...3.6.1
 [3.6.0]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.5.15...3.6.0
 [3.5.15]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.5.14...3.5.15
 [3.5.14]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.5.13...3.5.14
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87d185df..c3e64bcc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Co-Authors Plus
 
-Stable tag: 3.6.1  
-Requires at least: 4.1  
-Tested up to: 6.5  
-Requires PHP: 7.4  
-License: GPLv2 or later  
-License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html  
-Tags: authors, users, multiple authors, co-authors, multi-author, publishing  
+Stable tag: 3.6.2
+Requires at least: 5.9
+Tested up to: 6.6
+Requires PHP: 7.4
+License: GPLv2 or later
+License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+Tags: authors, users, multiple authors, co-authors, multi-author, publishing
 Contributors: batmoo, danielbachhuber, automattic, GaryJ
 
 Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box.
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ Yes! You can disable guest authors entirely through a filter. Having the followi
 
 ## Change Log
 
-[View the change log](https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
\ No newline at end of file
+[View the change log](https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
diff --git a/co-authors-plus.php b/co-authors-plus.php
index 69bef76c..ce6eb3b1 100755
--- a/co-authors-plus.php
+++ b/co-authors-plus.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       Co-Authors Plus
  * Plugin URI:        https://wordpress.org/plugins/co-authors-plus/
  * Description:       Allows multiple authors to be assigned to a post. This plugin is an extended version of the Co-Authors plugin developed by Weston Ruter.
- * Version:           3.6.1
+ * Version:           3.6.2
  * Requires at least: 5.9
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Author:            Mohammad Jangda, Daniel Bachhuber, Automattic
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * License URI:       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
  */
 
-const COAUTHORS_PLUS_VERSION = '3.6.1';
+const COAUTHORS_PLUS_VERSION = '3.6.2';
 const COAUTHORS_PLUS_FILE = __FILE__;
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/template-tags.php';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 32f2fc94..ede6690f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "co-authors-plus",
-	"version": "3.6.1",
+	"version": "3.6.2",
 	"lockfileVersion": 2,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "co-authors-plus",
-			"version": "3.5.15",
+			"version": "3.6.2",
 			"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@wordpress/api-fetch": "^6.14.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e359c71..c4fd957b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "co-authors-plus",
-	"version": "3.6.1",
+	"version": "3.6.2",
 	"description": "Allows multiple authors to be assigned to a post.",
 	"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 	"private": true,