diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/octave/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/octave/package.py
index 6c62c54e6b..2f12c5c0de 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/octave/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/octave/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Octave(AutotoolsPackage, GNUMirrorPackage):
 
     extendable = True
 
+    version('6.2.0', sha256='457d1fda8634a839e2fd7cfc55b98bd56f36b6ae73d31bb9df43dde3012caa7c')
     version('6.1.0', sha256='6ff34e401658622c44094ecb67e497672e4337ca2d36c0702d0403ecc60b0a57')
     version('5.2.0', sha256='2fea62b3c78d6f38e9451da8a4d26023840725977dffee5250d3d180f56595e1')
     version('5.1.0', sha256='e36b1124cac27c7caa51cc57de408c31676d5f0096349b4d50b57bfe1bcd7495')