diff --git a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst b/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f5ed5e9f4..0000000000
--- a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-RELEASE_TYPE: patch
-
-This patch moves some internal helper code in preparation for :issue:`3065`.
-There is no user-visible change, unless you depended on undocumented internals.
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
index 60ff31c115..8dca07ba28 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ Hypothesis 6.x
 
     .. include:: ../RELEASE.rst
 
+.. _v6.17.1:
+
+-------------------
+6.17.1 - 2021-08-29
+-------------------
+
+This patch moves some internal helper code in preparation for :issue:`3065`.
+There is no user-visible change, unless you depended on undocumented internals.
+
 .. _v6.17.0:
 
 -------------------
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
index ecce57ef5d..ed44e7d37e 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
+++ b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 #
 # END HEADER
 
-__version_info__ = (6, 17, 0)
+__version_info__ = (6, 17, 1)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))