diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 354e1d829f..b9008beacc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# 0.7.5-rc1
+# 0.7.5
 
-## October 24, 2022
+## October 26, 2022
 
 0.7.5 is a patch release to deal primarily to add [PR #1881 DID Exchange in
 ACA-Py 0.7.4 with explicit invitations and without auto-accept
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ couple of other PRs were added to the release, as listed below, and in
 - feat: 00B v1.1 support [\#1962](https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python/pull/1962) ([shaangill025](https://github.com/shaangill025))
 - 0.7.5 Cherry Picks [\#1967](https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python/pull/1967) ([frostyfrog](https://github.com/frostyfrog))
 - Changelog and version updates for version 0.7.5-rc0 [\#1969](https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python/pull/1969) ([swcurran](https://github.com/swcurran))
+- Final 0.7.5 changes [\#1991](https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python/pull/1991) ([swcurran](https://github.com/swcurran))
 
 # 0.7.4
 
diff --git a/PUBLISHING.md b/PUBLISHING.md
index d8bd13a15d..f64b11791a 100644
--- a/PUBLISHING.md
+++ b/PUBLISHING.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ The code to be published should be in the `main` branch. Make sure that all the
 merged, and decide on the release tag. Should it be a release candidate or the final tag, and should it be
 a major, minor or patch release, per [semver](https://semver.org/) rules.
 
+When the release is a patch to a previous release, a branch in the primary repository called
+`hotfix/<release_id>` (where `<release_id>` is a semver, such as `0.7.5`) must be
+created from the tag (e.g., tag `0.7.4`) to which the patch contents (cherry-picked commits) are to be applied.
+That branch (rather than `main`) will be the target of the release pull request.
+
 Once ready to do a release, create a local branch that includes the following updates:
 
 1. Create a PR branch from an updated `main` branch.
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/version.py b/aries_cloudagent/version.py
index a49671f3b7..fce70c8baf 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/version.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """Library version information."""
 
-__version__ = "0.7.5-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.7.5"
 RECORD_TYPE_ACAPY_VERSION = "acapy_version"
diff --git a/open-api/openapi.json b/open-api/openapi.json
index ea8a429cfc..f8113c7cd9 100644
--- a/open-api/openapi.json
+++ b/open-api/openapi.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "swagger" : "2.0",
   "info" : {
-    "version" : "v0.7.5-rc1",
+    "version" : "v0.7.5",
     "title" : "Aries Cloud Agent"
   },
   "tags" : [ {