diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3fb3197ace..68e9d8c671 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.18.7 (2017-01-09)
+=======================================
+
+No changes from v0.18.7-rc2
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.18.7-rc2 (2017-01-07)
 ===========================================
 
@@ -6,6 +12,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 * Fix error in rc1's discarding invalid inbound traffic logic that was
   incorrectly discarding missing events
 
+
 Changes in synapse v0.18.7-rc1 (2017-01-06)
 ===========================================
 
@@ -16,6 +23,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 * Discard inbound federation traffic from invalid domains, to immunise
   against #1753
 
+
 Changes in synapse v0.18.6 (2017-01-06)
 =======================================
 
@@ -23,6 +31,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 
 * Fix bug when checking if a guest user is allowed to join a room (PR #1772)
 
+
 Changes in synapse v0.18.6-rc3 (2017-01-05)
 ===========================================
 
@@ -38,6 +47,7 @@ Changes:
 
 * Improve logging for debugging deadlocks (PR #1766, PR #1767)
 
+
 Changes in synapse v0.18.6-rc2 (2016-12-30)
 ===========================================
 
@@ -55,6 +65,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 
 * Make sure that outbound connections are closed (PR #1725)
 
+
 Changes in synapse v0.18.5 (2016-12-16)
 =======================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index cb332279df..498ded38c0 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.18.7-rc2"
+__version__ = "0.18.7"