diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5c0eb511c..35eef82a5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.176.1"
+  ".": "0.176.2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 72eaf7206..2146dd3ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.176.2 (2025-01-10)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.176.1...v0.176.2](https://github.com/Increase/increase-python/compare/v0.176.1...v0.176.2)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correctly handle deserialising `cls` fields ([#906](https://github.com/Increase/increase-python/issues/906)) ([38c9a6d](https://github.com/Increase/increase-python/commit/38c9a6df14ed001be40456a262a3a82633189bda))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **internal:** codegen related update ([#905](https://github.com/Increase/increase-python/issues/905)) ([297c7d7](https://github.com/Increase/increase-python/commit/297c7d736a1fe0924b3ff0688d6c9931e0d9dd58))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* fix typos ([#903](https://github.com/Increase/increase-python/issues/903)) ([260dd28](https://github.com/Increase/increase-python/commit/260dd2814749688c73811b96959b42cc7db859d0))
+
 ## 0.176.1 (2025-01-07)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.176.0...v0.176.1](https://github.com/Increase/increase-python/compare/v0.176.0...v0.176.1)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b628869aa..ad3ccd20a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ except increase.APIStatusError as e:
     print(e.response)
 ```
 
-Error codes are as followed:
+Error codes are as follows:
 
 | Status Code | Error Type                 |
 | ----------- | -------------------------- |
@@ -356,8 +356,7 @@ If you need to access undocumented endpoints, params, or response properties, th
 #### Undocumented endpoints
 
 To make requests to undocumented endpoints, you can make requests using `client.get`, `client.post`, and other
-http verbs. Options on the client will be respected (such as retries) will be respected when making this
-request.
+http verbs. Options on the client will be respected (such as retries) when making this request.
 
 ```py
 import httpx
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ with Increase() as client:
 This package generally follows [SemVer](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) conventions, though certain backwards-incompatible changes may be released as minor versions:
 
 1. Changes that only affect static types, without breaking runtime behavior.
-2. Changes to library internals which are technically public but not intended or documented for external use. _(Please open a GitHub issue to let us know if you are relying on such internals)_.
+2. Changes to library internals which are technically public but not intended or documented for external use. _(Please open a GitHub issue to let us know if you are relying on such internals.)_
 3. Changes that we do not expect to impact the vast majority of users in practice.
 
 We take backwards-compatibility seriously and work hard to ensure you can rely on a smooth upgrade experience.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fb714adfe..816bbebe1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "increase"
-version = "0.176.1"
+version = "0.176.2"
 description = "The official Python library for the increase API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/increase/_models.py b/src/increase/_models.py
index d56ea1d9e..9a918aabf 100644
--- a/src/increase/_models.py
+++ b/src/increase/_models.py
@@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
     @classmethod
     @override
     def construct(  # pyright: ignore[reportIncompatibleMethodOverride]
-        cls: Type[ModelT],
+        __cls: Type[ModelT],
         _fields_set: set[str] | None = None,
         **values: object,
     ) -> ModelT:
-        m = cls.__new__(cls)
+        m = __cls.__new__(__cls)
         fields_values: dict[str, object] = {}
 
-        config = get_model_config(cls)
+        config = get_model_config(__cls)
         populate_by_name = (
             config.allow_population_by_field_name
             if isinstance(config, _ConfigProtocol)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def construct(  # pyright: ignore[reportIncompatibleMethodOverride]
         if _fields_set is None:
             _fields_set = set()
 
-        model_fields = get_model_fields(cls)
+        model_fields = get_model_fields(__cls)
         for name, field in model_fields.items():
             key = field.alias
             if key is None or (key not in values and populate_by_name):
diff --git a/src/increase/_version.py b/src/increase/_version.py
index 5669ee2c0..7013a656f 100644
--- a/src/increase/_version.py
+++ b/src/increase/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # File generated from our OpenAPI spec by Stainless. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
 
 __title__ = "increase"
-__version__ = "0.176.1"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "0.176.2"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index f4a286767..f8e6daff3 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -844,3 +844,13 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
     assert m.alias == "foo"
     assert isinstance(m.union, str)
     assert m.union == "bar"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not PYDANTIC_V2, reason="TypeAliasType is not supported in Pydantic v1")
+def test_field_named_cls() -> None:
+    class Model(BaseModel):
+        cls: str
+
+    m = construct_type(value={"cls": "foo"}, type_=Model)
+    assert isinstance(m, Model)
+    assert isinstance(m.cls, str)