diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 131323d1e10..e909bb240b8 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	6
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	4
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.6.4rc1+"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.6.4"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.6.4.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.6.4.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf23101035c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.6.4.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.. bpo: 0
+.. date: 2017-12-18
+.. no changes: True
+.. nonce: qH8KPG
+.. release date: 2017-12-18
+.. section: Library
+
+There were no new code changes in version 3.6.4 since v3.6.4rc1.
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b608dc8b52a..05c31da8f2a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-This is Python version 3.6.4 candidate 1
-========================================
+This is Python version 3.6.4
+============================
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython.svg?branch=3.6
    :alt: CPython build status on Travis CI