diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index 969181fc799..d4926c2bb5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
         required: true
       swift_syntax_version:
         type: string
-        default: 601.0.0
+        default: 602.0.0
         description: "swift-syntax version"
         # The version of swift-syntax to tag. If this is a prerelease, `-prerelease-<date>` is added to this version.
         required: true