diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 09024a29660..b915b1e3b68 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## Version 1.65.0 (2026-08-07)
 
 **NOTE:** The `opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin` artifact has stopped being published. It was
 deprecated in a prior release. Users should migrate to OTLP or use a Zipkin-compatible collector
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index a084a0ff5be..94f8dabe8d7 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-val snapshot = true
+val snapshot = false
 val apidiffBaselineVersion = "1.64.0"
 
 allprojects {