diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index e1812135b2..bd1d53a210 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -8936,6 +8936,10 @@
   },
   "icu:WhatsNew__v7.61--0": {
     "messageformat": "This update improves audio quality and reliability during voice and video calls, and introduces better automatic configuration of connected microphones and speakers. Thanks to <padenot></padenot>, <kinetiknz></kinetiknz>, and <Pehrsons></Pehrsons> at Mozilla for their help with this project.",
-    "description": "Release notes for version 7.60"
+    "description": "Release notes for version 7.61"
+  },
+  "icu:WhatsNew__v7.62--0": {
+    "messageformat": "We fixed a rare bug that could prevent some contacts from synchronizing correctly.",
+    "description": "Release notes for version 7.62"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.tsx b/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.tsx
index 8290389494..e8327a180b 100644
--- a/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.tsx
@@ -33,22 +33,6 @@ export function ExternalLink(props: {
   );
 }
 
-function Padenot() {
-  return (
-    <ExternalLink href="https://github.com/padenot">@padenot</ExternalLink>
-  );
-}
-function Kinetiknz() {
-  return (
-    <ExternalLink href="https://github.com/kinetiknz">@kinetiknz</ExternalLink>
-  );
-}
-function Pehrsons() {
-  return (
-    <ExternalLink href="https://github.com/Pehrsons">@Pehrsons</ExternalLink>
-  );
-}
-
 export function WhatsNewModal({
   i18n,
   hideWhatsNewModal,
@@ -58,17 +42,7 @@ export function WhatsNewModal({
   const releaseNotes: ReleaseNotesType = {
     date: new Date(window.getBuildCreation?.() || Date.now()),
     version: window.getVersion?.(),
-    features: [
-      <I18n
-        i18n={i18n}
-        id="icu:WhatsNew__v7.61--0"
-        components={{
-          padenot: Padenot,
-          kinetiknz: Kinetiknz,
-          Pehrsons,
-        }}
-      />,
-    ],
+    features: [<I18n i18n={i18n} id="icu:WhatsNew__v7.62--0" />],
   };
 
   if (releaseNotes.features.length === 1 && !releaseNotes.header) {