diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e48e97eeffe..9fedd579717 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# Synapse 1.101.0 (2024-02-13)
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+- Fix performance regression when fetching auth chains from the DB. Introduced in v1.100.0. ([\#16893](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16893))
+
+
+
+
 # Synapse 1.101.0rc1 (2024-02-06)
 
 ### Improved Documentation
diff --git a/changelog.d/16893.bugfix b/changelog.d/16893.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7222cd765c2..00000000000
--- a/changelog.d/16893.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix performance regression when fetching auth chains from the DB. Introduced in v1.100.0.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 48604eb1d0c..33a658b66c6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.101.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.101.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:45:35 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.101.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.101.0rc1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4bd44396943..cd8bb394225 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module-name = "synapse.synapse_rust"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.101.0rc1"
+version = "1.101.0"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"