diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b6417ceb2..968612bc7 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Synapse 1.71.0 (2022-11-08)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes since 1.71.0rc2.
+
+
 Synapse 1.71.0rc2 (2022-11-04)
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 419fc7ebc..74ae2870b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.71.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.71.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:38:10 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.71.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.71.0rc2.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 249b1cbed..e07a208e6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ manifest-path = "rust/Cargo.toml"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.71.0rc2"
+version = "1.71.0"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"