diff --git a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst b/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index cdcccb1e07..0000000000
--- a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-RELEASE_TYPE: patch
-
-Hotfix for :issue:`3747`, a bug in explain mode which is so rare that
-we missed it in six months of dogfooding.  Thanks to :pypi:`mygrad`
-for discovering and promptly reporting this!
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
index 66b13c5b70..0ce085c287 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ Hypothesis 6.x
 
     .. include:: ../RELEASE.rst
 
+.. _v6.86.2:
+
+-------------------
+6.86.2 - 2023-09-18
+-------------------
+
+Hotfix for :issue:`3747`, a bug in explain mode which is so rare that
+we missed it in six months of dogfooding.  Thanks to :pypi:`mygrad`
+for discovering and promptly reporting this!
+
 .. _v6.86.1:
 
 -------------------
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
index 378789ef3b..d817c17fa6 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, 86, 1)
+__version_info__ = (6, 86, 2)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))