diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index 4292a5466d..eeaf7f2f05 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # - title by author
 # }}}
 
-{{{ 6.2.0 2022-07-29
+{{{ 6.2.1 2022-07-29
 
 :: new features
 
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 
 - Fix Qt WebEngine creating cache folders outside of the calibre cache directory
 
+- Version 6.2.1 fixes a regression in 6.2.0 that caused the Read button in the Content server to only work for PDF books
+
 :: improved recipes
 - Frontline
 - HBR
diff --git a/src/calibre/constants.py b/src/calibre/constants.py
index 2ffa76f128..ec3fe69ca9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/constants.py
+++ b/src/calibre/constants.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 import sys, locale, codecs, os, collections, collections.abc
 
 __appname__   = 'calibre'
-numeric_version = (6, 2, 0)
+numeric_version = (6, 2, 1)
 __version__   = '.'.join(map(str, numeric_version))
 git_version   = None
 __author__    = "Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>"