diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 2afa3bf35..b2bcca081 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ development at the same time, such as 4.5.x and 5.0.
     ..  Version 9.8.1 — 2027-07-27
     ..  --------------------------
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+.. _changes_7-0-0:
+
+Version 7.0.0 — 2022-12-18
+--------------------------
 
 Nothing yet.
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a5d11aa82..8a99b01a9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Coverage.py runs on these versions of Python:
 
 .. PYVERSIONS
 
-* CPython 3.7 through 3.12.0a2
+* CPython 3.7 through 3.12.0a3
 * PyPy3 7.3.9.
 
 Documentation is on `Read the Docs`_.  Code repository and issue tracker are on
diff --git a/coverage/version.py b/coverage/version.py
index 5546d03d6..11b27d3bd 100644
--- a/coverage/version.py
+++ b/coverage/version.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 # version_info: same semantics as sys.version_info.
 # _dev: the .devN suffix if any.
-version_info = (7, 0, 0, "beta", 2)
-_dev = 1
+version_info = (7, 0, 0, "final", 0)
+_dev = 0
 
 
 def _make_version(major, minor, micro, releaselevel="final", serial=0, dev=0):
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 3e949059c..9947759d8 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
 # The short X.Y.Z version.
 version = "7.0.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "7.0.0b1"
+release = "7.0.0"
 # The date of release, in "monthname day, year" format.
-release_date = "December 3, 2022"
+release_date = "December 18, 2022"
 # @@@ end
 
 rst_epilog = """
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 8498cb892..4de746375 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ supported on:
 
 .. PYVERSIONS
 
-* Python versions 3.7 through 3.12.0a2.
+* Python versions 3.7 through 3.12.0a3.
 * PyPy3 7.3.9.
 
 .. ifconfig:: prerelease
diff --git a/howto.txt b/howto.txt
index 07a85619f..aded722fc 100644
--- a/howto.txt
+++ b/howto.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         version_info = (4, 0, 2, "beta", 1)
         version_info = (4, 0, 2, "candidate", 1)
         version_info = (4, 0, 2, "final", 0)
+    - make sure: _dev = 0
 - Supported Python version numbers. Search for "PYVERSIONS".
 - Update source files with release facts:
     $ make edit_for_release