diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3ae6ecb0a..bb0943bf7 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ upgrading your version of coverage.py.
     ..  Version 9.8.1 — 2027-07-27
     ..  --------------------------
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+.. start-releases
+
+.. _changes_7-6-8:
+
+Version 7.6.8 — 2024-11-23
+--------------------------
 
 - Fix: the LCOV report code assumed that a branch line that took no branches
   meant that the entire line was unexecuted.  This isn't true in a few cases:
@@ -37,8 +41,6 @@ Unreleased
 .. _issue 1896: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1896
 
 
-.. start-releases
-
 .. _changes_7-6-7:
 
 Version 7.6.7 — 2024-11-15
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2ba48d495..a4eb7ed52 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Coverage.py runs on these versions of Python:
 
 .. PYVERSIONS
 
-* Python 3.9 through 3.14 alpha 1, including free-threading.
+* Python 3.9 through 3.14 alpha 2, including free-threading.
 * PyPy3 versions 3.9 and 3.10.
 
 Documentation is on `Read the Docs`_.  Code repository and issue tracker are on
diff --git a/coverage/version.py b/coverage/version.py
index a7a262459..cd75e7126 100644
--- a/coverage/version.py
+++ b/coverage/version.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 # version_info: same semantics as sys.version_info.
 # _dev: the .devN suffix if any.
-version_info = (7, 6, 8, "alpha", 0)
-_dev = 1
+version_info = (7, 6, 8, "final", 0)
+_dev = 0
 
 
 def _make_version(
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 28e5aa69e..be3909835 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@
 # @@@ editable
 copyright = "2009–2024, Ned Batchelder" # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 # The short X.Y.Z version.
-version = "7.6.7"
+version = "7.6.8"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "7.6.7"
+release = "7.6.8"
 # The date of release, in "monthname day, year" format.
-release_date = "November 15, 2024"
+release_date = "November 23, 2024"
 # @@@ end
 
 rst_epilog = f"""
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 487a9985e..f835c3b4e 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ supported on:
 
 .. PYVERSIONS
 
-* Python 3.9 through 3.14 alpha 1, including free-threading.
+* Python 3.9 through 3.14 alpha 2, including free-threading.
 * PyPy3 versions 3.9 and 3.10.
 
 .. ifconfig:: prerelease