diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7a401c6fc0..2fbf3c6dfc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@ This file is used to auto-generate the "Changelog" section of Sopel's website.
 When adding new entries, follow the style guide in NEWS.spec.md to avoid
 causing problems with the site build.
 
+Changes between 7.0.5 and 7.0.6
+===============================
+
+Core changes
+------------
+
+* Tweak `reddit` plugin's requirements to mitigate install problems on older
+  versions of Python [[#1919][]]
+
+[#1919]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/1919
+
+
 Changes between 7.0.4 and 7.0.5
 ===============================
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d67bbafdd4..e573bf8912 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = sopel
-version = 7.0.5
+version = 7.0.6
 description = Simple and extensible IRC bot
 long_description = file: README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst