diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 989346b30c5..1c5881e587a 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	6
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	5
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
 #define PY_VERSION      	"3.6.5+"
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.6.5.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.6.5.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ded13aebd56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.6.5.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.. bpo: 32872
+.. date: 2018-03-28-01-35-02
+.. nonce: J5NDUj
+.. release date: 2018-03-28
+.. section: Tests
+
+Avoid regrtest compatibility issue with namespace packages.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 33163
+.. date: 2018-03-28-04-15-03
+.. nonce: hfpWuU
+.. section: Build
+
+Upgrade pip to 9.0.3 and setuptools to v39.0.1.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2018-03-28-04-15-03.bpo-33163.hfpWuU.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2018-03-28-04-15-03.bpo-33163.hfpWuU.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index b3f04e3f800..00000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2018-03-28-04-15-03.bpo-33163.hfpWuU.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Upgrade pip to 9.0.3 and setuptools to v39.0.1.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-03-28-01-35-02.bpo-32872.J5NDUj.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-03-28-01-35-02.bpo-32872.J5NDUj.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 06d656bbfd6..00000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-03-28-01-35-02.bpo-32872.J5NDUj.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Avoid regrtest compatibility issue with namespace packages.