diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index f12bb2dc4c..9dde3c5fdd 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 65.0.2
+current_version = 65.1.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1021030e4b..6cd0a78b45 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+v65.1.0
+-------
+
+
+Changes
+^^^^^^^
+* #3536: Remove monkeypatching of msvc9compiler.
+
+Documentation changes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* #3538: Corrected documentation on how to use the `legacy-editable` mode.
+
+
 v65.0.2
 -------
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/3536.change.rst b/changelog.d/3536.change.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 21a7787509..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3536.change.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove monkeypatching of msvc9compiler.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3538.doc.rst b/changelog.d/3538.doc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ff82dffbd8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3538.doc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Corrected documentation on how to use the `legacy-editable` mode.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 064e0e5ac0..b2a6950465 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = setuptools
-version = 65.0.2
+version = 65.1.0
 author = Python Packaging Authority
 author_email = distutils-sig@python.org
 description = Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages