diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index cbb10b8211..3b56c2bf16 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 74.1.2
+current_version = 75.0.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 7b62a76e0c..dc66e1e0f8 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+v75.0.0
+=======
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Declare also the dependencies used by distutils (adds jaraco.collections).
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix cross-platform compilation using ``distutils._msvccompiler.MSVCCompiler`` -- by :user:`saschanaz` and :user:`Avasam` (#4648)
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Removed upload_docs command. (#2971)
+
+
 v74.1.2
 =======
 
diff --git a/newsfragments/+1ac90f4a.feature.rst b/newsfragments/+1ac90f4a.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index d78e4a7f89..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/+1ac90f4a.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Declare also the dependencies used by distutils (adds jaraco.collections).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/newsfragments/2971.removal.rst b/newsfragments/2971.removal.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 940453ab0a..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2971.removal.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Removed upload_docs command.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/newsfragments/4648.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/4648.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index feb8edcc18..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/4648.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix cross-platform compilation using ``distutils._msvccompiler.MSVCCompiler`` -- by :user:`saschanaz` and :user:`Avasam`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f623e16445..60982975ba 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ backend-path = ["."]
 
 [project]
 name = "setuptools"
-version = "74.1.2"
+version = "75.0.0"
 authors = [
 	{ name = "Python Packaging Authority", email = "distutils-sig@python.org" },
 ]