diff --git a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst b/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2defafcffe..0000000000
--- a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-RELEASE_TYPE: patch
-
-Improves an edge case in one of our integer and float shrinking passes.
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
index 4a1acb1bba..519adccdf0 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ Hypothesis 6.x
 
     .. include:: ../RELEASE.rst
 
+.. _v6.123.16:
+
+---------------------
+6.123.16 - 2025-01-13
+---------------------
+
+Improves an edge case in one of our integer and float shrinking passes.
+
 .. _v6.123.15:
 
 ---------------------
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
index 5f9478b4c7..5748d9e1cb 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
+++ b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 # v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can
 # obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-__version_info__ = (6, 123, 15)
+__version_info__ = (6, 123, 16)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))