diff --git a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst b/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a4b6531b9..0000000000
--- a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-RELEASE_TYPE: patch
-
-This patch does some minor internal cleanup; there is no user-visible change.
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
index fe7ff6f78e..53d79dee91 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ on `PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/hypothesis/>`__.
 Hypothesis 5.x
 ==============
 
+.. _v5.3.1:
+
+------------------
+5.3.1 - 2020-01-26
+------------------
+
+This patch does some minor internal cleanup; there is no user-visible change.
+
 .. _v5.3.0:
 
 ------------------
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
index de7ea4dbde..a8d7a1f900 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
+++ b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 #
 # END HEADER
 
-__version_info__ = (5, 3, 0)
+__version_info__ = (5, 3, 1)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))