diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 78d015db9a..b769b0f046 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.29.0 (2018-05-16)
+===========================================
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.29.0-rc1 (2018-05-14)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 69c081eb37..d94c20505e 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.29.0-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.29.0"