diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 16c6f66d3..dffac6521 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ upgrading your version of coverage.py.
     ..  Version 9.8.1 — 2027-07-27
     ..  --------------------------
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+.. start-releases
+
+.. _changes_7-6-5:
+
+Version 7.6.5 — 2024-11-14
+--------------------------
 
 - fix: fine-tuned the exact Python version (3.12.6) when exiting from ``with``
   statements changed how they traced.  This affected whether people saw the
@@ -36,8 +40,6 @@ Unreleased
 .. _pytest-cov-666: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-cov/issues/666
 
 
-.. start-releases
-
 .. _changes_7-6-4:
 
 Version 7.6.4 — 2024-10-20
diff --git a/coverage/version.py b/coverage/version.py
index 3cd547164..e5988d017 100644
--- a/coverage/version.py
+++ b/coverage/version.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 # version_info: same semantics as sys.version_info.
 # _dev: the .devN suffix if any.
-version_info = (7, 6, 5, "alpha", 0)
-_dev = 1
+version_info = (7, 6, 5, "final", 0)
+_dev = 0
 
 
 def _make_version(
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 9f74bbac6..b8f7f5e6d 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@
 # @@@ editable
 copyright = "2009–2024, Ned Batchelder" # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 # The short X.Y.Z version.
-version = "7.6.4"
+version = "7.6.5"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "7.6.4"
+release = "7.6.5"
 # The date of release, in "monthname day, year" format.
-release_date = "October 20, 2024"
+release_date = "November 14, 2024"
 # @@@ end
 
 rst_epilog = f"""