diff --git a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst b/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ef8f0378f2..0000000000
--- a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-RELEASE_TYPE: minor
-
-This release adds an optional ``domains=`` parameter to the
-:func:`~hypothesis.strategies.emails` strategy, and excludes
-the special-use :wikipedia:`.arpa` domain from the default
-strategy (:issue:`3567`).
-
-Thanks to Jens Tröger for reporting and fixing this bug!
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
index a69e2df4a6..6a8ffde7a9 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ Hypothesis 6.x
 
     .. include:: ../RELEASE.rst
 
+.. _v6.70.0:
+
+-------------------
+6.70.0 - 2023-03-16
+-------------------
+
+This release adds an optional ``domains=`` parameter to the
+:func:`~hypothesis.strategies.emails` strategy, and excludes
+the special-use :wikipedia:`.arpa` domain from the default
+strategy (:issue:`3567`).
+
+Thanks to Jens Tröger for reporting and fixing this bug!
+
 .. _v6.69.0:
 
 -------------------
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
index 3c013d9b1e..456463a750 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
+++ b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 # v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can
 # obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-__version_info__ = (6, 69, 0)
+__version_info__ = (6, 70, 0)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))