diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
index f99b2f28412..36f078e55d7 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ Ansible Base 2.10 "When the Levee Breaks" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
-v2.10.6rc1
-==========
+v2.10.6
+=======
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2021-02-08
+| Release Date: 2021-02-17
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
 
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index d2217dd2667..f153a1f8c80 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -2355,6 +2355,17 @@ releases:
     - v2.10.5rc1_summary.yaml
     - wrap_native_text-non-collections-only.yml
     release_date: '2021-01-11'
+  2.10.6:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2021-02-17
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: When the Levee Breaks
+    fragments:
+    - v2.10.6_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2021-02-17'
   2.10.6rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.6_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.6_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ab46304e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.6_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2021-02-17
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 85673c1cf29..4bc8ea5cad9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.10.6rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.10.6'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'When the Levee Breaks'