diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f580e4cf27e..24a27d8b08e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tachiyomi is a free and open source manga reader for Android 5.0 and above.
 ![screenshots of app](./.github/readme-images/theming-screenshots.gif)
 
 ## Newest Release
-[v0.9.56](https://github.com/Jays2Kings/tachiyomi/releases)
+[v0.9.62](https://github.com/Jays2Kings/tachiyomi/releases)
 
 ## Features
 
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index b205ffecc83e..ad48f6e377e8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ android {
         targetSdkVersion 29
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         versionCode 53
-        versionName '0.9.61'
+        versionName '0.9.62'
 
         buildConfigField "String", "COMMIT_COUNT", "\"${getCommitCount()}\""
         buildConfigField "String", "COMMIT_SHA", "\"${getGitSha()}\""
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/raw/changelog_release.xml b/app/src/main/res/raw/changelog_release.xml
index 882a2ad30fad..c86dc8945e18 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/raw/changelog_release.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/raw/changelog_release.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <changelog bulletedList="true">
+    <changelogversion versionName="v0.9.62" changeDate="">
+        <changelogtext>Fixed Status Bar in Black reader theme</changelogtext>
+    </changelogversion>
     <changelogversion versionName="v0.9.61" changeDate="">
         <changelogtext>Added splash screen</changelogtext>
         <changelogtext>Truly fixed the dark theme bug</changelogtext>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index d078f5f061f7..7a0f5e0e6bfd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <item name="android:listDivider">@drawable/line_divider_dark</item>
 
         <item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
-        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
+        <item name="android:statusBarColor">?colorPrimaryDark</item>
         <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/colorDarkPrimaryDark</item>
 
         <!-- Themes -->