diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 50b4da5f61..1fb1ff9abc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Synapse 1.62.0rc3 (2022-07-04)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Update the version of the [ldap3 plugin](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-synapse-ldap3/) includled in matrix.org docker images and debian packages to 0.2.1. This fixes [problems involving usernames that have uppercase characters](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-synapse-ldap3/pull/163). ([\#13156](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13156))
+- Fix unread counts for users on small servers. Introduced in v1.62.0rc1. ([\#13168](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13168))
+
+
 Synapse 1.62.0rc2 (2022-07-01)
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/13156.bugfix b/changelog.d/13156.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index c5ca487c26..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13156.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update the version of the [ldap3 plugin](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-synapse-ldap3/) includled in matrix.org docker images and debian packages to 0.2.1. This fixes [problems involving usernames that have uppercase characters](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-synapse-ldap3/pull/163).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13168.bugfix b/changelog.d/13168.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index f462260c59..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13168.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix unread counts for users on small servers. Introduced in v1.62.0rc1.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 295532196b..c3a727800c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.62.0~rc3) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.62.0rc3.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:07:01 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.62.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.62.0rc2.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1abbf0f5e5..b9f2ea432c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ skip_gitignore = true
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.62.0rc2"
+version = "1.62.0rc3"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"