diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa40a97..75183e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.10.2 and 0.7.11
+
++ fix incorrect types on `cb32decode()`
+
 ## 0.10.1 and 0.7.10
 
 + `peewee`: fix missing imports
diff --git a/src/suou/__init__.py b/src/suou/__init__.py
index a5a166b..fd467bc 100644
--- a/src/suou/__init__.py
+++ b/src/suou/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from .redact import redact_url_password
 from .http import WantsContentType
 from .color import chalk, WebColor
 
-__version__ = "0.10.1"
+__version__ = "0.10.2"
 
 __all__ = (
     'ConfigOptions', 'ConfigParserConfigSource', 'ConfigSource', 'ConfigValue',
diff --git a/src/suou/codecs.py b/src/suou/codecs.py
index c617160..043af57 100644
--- a/src/suou/codecs.py
+++ b/src/suou/codecs.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def cb32encode(val: bytes) -> str:
     '''
     return want_str(base64.b32encode(val)).translate(B32_TO_CROCKFORD)
 
-def cb32decode(val: bytes | str) -> str:
+def cb32decode(val: bytes | str) -> bytes:
     '''
     Decode bytes from Crockford Base32.
     '''