diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index cc03af28632..4a8fc39b1f5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+3.11.6 (2024-11-19)
+===================
+
+Bug fixes
+---------
+
+- Restored the ``force_close`` method to the ``ResponseHandler`` -- by :user:`bdraco`.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`9997`.
+
+
+
+
+----
+
+
 3.11.5 (2024-11-19)
 ===================
 
diff --git a/CHANGES/9997.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/9997.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2081ab6855b..00000000000
--- a/CHANGES/9997.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Restored the ``force_close`` method to the ``ResponseHandler`` -- by :user:`bdraco`.
diff --git a/aiohttp/__init__.py b/aiohttp/__init__.py
index d4a9b99b54c..03f92752f81 100644
--- a/aiohttp/__init__.py
+++ b/aiohttp/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "3.11.6.dev0"
+__version__ = "3.11.6"
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Tuple