diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8cae133f2..4f7a46554 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Version 8.1.7
 -------------
 
-Unreleased
+Released 2023-08-17
 
 -   Fix issue with regex flags in shell completion. :issue:`2581`
 -   Bash version detection issues a warning instead of an error. :issue:`2574`
diff --git a/src/click/__init__.py b/src/click/__init__.py
index fc2fbe6bd..9a1dab048 100644
--- a/src/click/__init__.py
+++ b/src/click/__init__.py
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@
 from .utils import get_text_stream as get_text_stream
 from .utils import open_file as open_file
 
-__version__ = "8.1.7.dev"
+__version__ = "8.1.7"