diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ea3a8f8..39773fd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.6.1"
+  ".": "3.6.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6967c16..74e39d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 3.6.2 (2026-02-06)
+
+Full Changelog: [v3.6.1...v3.6.2](https://github.com/moderation-api/sdk-typescript/compare/v3.6.1...v3.6.2)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **client:** avoid removing abort listener too early ([1d89cb2](https://github.com/moderation-api/sdk-typescript/commit/1d89cb27203faa83ff1709b03d0ec9b44003d510))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **client:** do not parse responses with empty content-length ([532f911](https://github.com/moderation-api/sdk-typescript/commit/532f9110239e90c4230ed122a89756719d588b66))
+* **client:** restructure abort controller binding ([78d4ba7](https://github.com/moderation-api/sdk-typescript/commit/78d4ba7ae247a74c4e275db1874249badb11dc02))
+
 ## 3.6.1 (2026-02-03)
 
 Full Changelog: [v3.6.0...v3.6.1](https://github.com/moderation-api/sdk-typescript/compare/v3.6.0...v3.6.1)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb41bc8..34b8165 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@moderation-api/sdk",
-  "version": "3.6.1",
+  "version": "3.6.2",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Moderation API API",
   "author": "Moderation API <support@moderationapi.com>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 84bbb6a..e163f73 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ export class ModerationAPI {
     controller: AbortController,
   ): Promise<Response> {
     const { signal, method, ...options } = init || {};
-    const abort = controller.abort.bind(controller);
+    const abort = this._makeAbort(controller);
     if (signal) signal.addEventListener('abort', abort, { once: true });
 
     const timeout = setTimeout(abort, ms);
@@ -697,6 +697,12 @@ export class ModerationAPI {
     return headers.values;
   }
 
+  private _makeAbort(controller: AbortController) {
+    // note: we can't just inline this method inside `fetchWithTimeout()` because then the closure
+    //       would capture all request options, and cause a memory leak.
+    return () => controller.abort();
+  }
+
   private buildBody({ options: { body, headers: rawHeaders } }: { options: FinalRequestOptions }): {
     bodyHeaders: HeadersLike;
     body: BodyInit | undefined;
diff --git a/src/internal/parse.ts b/src/internal/parse.ts
index 0421f6c..cf13ec3 100644
--- a/src/internal/parse.ts
+++ b/src/internal/parse.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ export async function defaultParseResponse<T>(client: ModerationAPI, props: APIR
     const mediaType = contentType?.split(';')[0]?.trim();
     const isJSON = mediaType?.includes('application/json') || mediaType?.endsWith('+json');
     if (isJSON) {
+      const contentLength = response.headers.get('content-length');
+      if (contentLength === '0') {
+        // if there is no content we can't do anything
+        return undefined as T;
+      }
+
       const json = await response.json();
       return json as T;
     }
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 21793f0..0552af1 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '3.6.1'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '3.6.2'; // x-release-please-version