diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8855bcc6c..7943d9724 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ This list is detailed and covers changes in each pre-release version.
     ..  Version 9.8.1 — 2027-07-27
     ..  --------------------------
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+.. _changes_612:
+
+Version 6.1.2 — 2021-11-10
+--------------------------
 
 - Python 3.11 is supported (tested with 3.11.0a2).  One still-open issue has to
   do with `exits through with-statements <issue 1270_>`_.
diff --git a/coverage/version.py b/coverage/version.py
index 05b566d6a..df3380088 100644
--- a/coverage/version.py
+++ b/coverage/version.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # This file is exec'ed in setup.py, don't import anything!
 
 # Same semantics as sys.version_info.
-version_info = (6, 1, 2, "alpha", 0)
+version_info = (6, 1, 2, "final", 0)
 
 
 def _make_version(major, minor, micro, releaselevel, serial):
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index e00d5917c..391dee441 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "6.1"                                 # CHANGEME
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "6.1.1"                               # CHANGEME
+release = "6.1.2"                               # CHANGEME
 # The date of release, in "monthname day, year" format.
-release_date = "October 31, 2021"               # CHANGEME
+release_date = "November 10, 2021"              # CHANGEME
 
 rst_epilog = """
 .. |release_date| replace:: {release_date}
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 6bc00750e..fa8d6b1d2 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ supported on:
 .. ifconfig:: prerelease
 
     **This is a pre-release build.  The usual warnings about possible bugs
-    apply.** The latest stable version is coverage.py 6.1.1, `described here`_.
+    apply.** The latest stable version is coverage.py 6.1.2, `described here`_.
 
 
 .. _described here: http://coverage.readthedocs.io/