diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d6d9b22f2f..6fbfa1adfd 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Synapse 1.160.0 (2026-09-02)
+
+No significant changes since 1.160.0rc2.
+
+
+
+
 # Synapse 1.160.0rc2 (2026-08-31)
 
 ## Bugfixes
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 63c2d5fcad..529bfb865c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.160.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.160.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:22:51 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.160.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.160.0rc2.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 69a493ee09..600660bd93 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.160.0rc2"
+version = "1.160.0"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 readme = "README.rst"
 authors = [