diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ae178b..cb693d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -279,4 +279,4 @@ uninstall:
 
 # set the version
 version:
-	sed -i -e "s/protected \$$version = '.*';/protected \$$version = '${VERSION}';/g" src/Output.php
+	sed -i -e "s/protected string \$$version = '.*';/protected string \$$version = '${VERSION}';/g" src/Base.php
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7eec922..c3aed60 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.0.61
+8.0.62
diff --git a/src/Base.php b/src/Base.php
index 1398a02..46d69e9 100644
--- a/src/Base.php
+++ b/src/Base.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ abstract class Base
     /**
      * TCPDF version.
      */
-    protected string $version = '8.0.54';
+    protected string $version = '8.0.62';
 
     /**
      * Time is seconds since EPOCH when the document was created.