diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51df33ca..5693cd1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## [v2.62.0](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.62.0) - 2025-11-17
+
+### Feature
+
+* Add the Image backend ([#2627](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2627)) ([`3495b73`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/3495b73de875c2438108b4362dbac770b6d322ca))
+* **experimental:** Layout + VLM model with layout prompt ([#2244](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2244)) ([`4852d8b`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/4852d8b4f2938434f1d6250984fa18ec5428055f))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Correct the model-repo name ([#2624](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2624)) ([`14b436d`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/14b436d59075c6e78fb0aac9d2fc9742954920ea))
+* **docx:** Parse page headers and footers ([#2599](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2599)) ([`054c4a6`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/054c4a634d91c5480df473b289b9403498065334))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Combine Home and Getting Started pages ([#2600](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2600)) ([`ae30373`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/ae30373ee7fd5e91e24511eb06d6b24a7bc79e07))
+
 ## [v2.61.2](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.61.2) - 2025-11-10
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 77a87857..3a44faa4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "docling"
-version = "2.61.2"  # DO NOT EDIT, updated automatically
+version = "2.62.0"  # DO NOT EDIT, updated automatically
 description = "SDK and CLI for parsing PDF, DOCX, HTML, and more, to a unified document representation for powering downstream workflows such as gen AI applications."
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = [
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 21f18bcd..133371bc 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "docling"
-version = "2.61.2"
+version = "2.62.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "accelerate", version = "1.10.1", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.10'" },