diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 10be47158e..e8a248ae39 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Synapse 1.76.0 (2023-01-31)
+===========================
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Describe the ideas and the internal machinery behind faster joins. ([\#14677](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14677))
+
+
 Synapse 1.76.0rc2 (2023-01-27)
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/14677.doc b/changelog.d/14677.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c275c77a8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14677.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Describe the ideas and the internal machinery behind faster joins.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 26234491f3..c678ae6c5c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.76.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.76.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:21:47 -0800
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.76.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.76.0rc2.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fd05a2b550..8f7ced99a2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ manifest-path = "rust/Cargo.toml"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.76.0rc2"
+version = "1.76.0"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"