diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 281a379bd..388110fef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.6.2 (2024-02-20)
+
+### Fixes
+
+#### bump qcs-sdk-python version to pull DEFCIRCUIT serialization fix (#1735)
+
 ## 4.6.2-rc.3 (2024-02-16)
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4b3550049..866a7bb97 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pyquil"
-version = "4.6.2-rc.3"
+version = "4.6.2"
 description = "A Python library for creating Quantum Instruction Language (Quil) programs."
 authors = ["Rigetti Computing <softapps@rigetti.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"