diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 097be2c722..66a3866533 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 68.0.0
+current_version = 68.1.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 6b611ac9a2..bbaa802265 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+v68.1.0
+=======
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Removed code referencing bdist_wininst in install_scripts. (#3525)
+- Promote ``pyproject.toml``'s ``[tool.setuptools]`` out of beta.
+  Note that some fields are still considered deprecated and/or obsolete,
+  and these might be removed in future versions (i.e., there is no guarantee
+  for long term support and backward compatibility on those fields). (#3962)
+- Automatically add files listed in ``Extension.depends`` to sdists,
+  as long as they are contained in the project directory -- by :user:`RuRo` (#4000)
+- Require Python 3.8 or later.
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Made imports in editable installs case-sensitive on case-insensitive filesystems -- by :user:`aganders3` (#3995)
+- Use default encoding to create ``.pth`` files with ``editable_wheel``. (#4009)
+- Detects (and complain about) ``scripts`` and ``gui-scripts`` set via ``setup.py``
+  when ``pyproject.toml`` does not include them in ``dynamic``. (#4012)
+
+
+Misc
+----
+
+- #3833, #3960, #4001, #4007
+
+
 v68.0.0
 =======
 
diff --git a/newsfragments/+drop-py37.feature.rst b/newsfragments/+drop-py37.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ccabdaa355..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/+drop-py37.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Require Python 3.8 or later.
diff --git a/newsfragments/3525.feature.rst b/newsfragments/3525.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 67b50e0076..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/3525.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Removed code referencing bdist_wininst in install_scripts.
diff --git a/newsfragments/3833.misc.rst b/newsfragments/3833.misc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 73a90de686..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/3833.misc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve token permissions on ``ci-sage.yml`` -- by :user:`joycebrum`
diff --git a/newsfragments/3960.misc.rst b/newsfragments/3960.misc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/newsfragments/3962.feature.rst b/newsfragments/3962.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index a40759ccb5..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/3962.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Promote ``pyproject.toml``'s ``[tool.setuptools]`` out of beta.
-Note that some fields are still considered deprecated and/or obsolete,
-and these might be removed in future versions (i.e., there is no guarantee
-for long term support and backward compatibility on those fields).
diff --git a/newsfragments/3995.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/3995.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ba89ae6eb5..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/3995.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Made imports in editable installs case-sensitive on case-insensitive filesystems -- by :user:`aganders3`
diff --git a/newsfragments/4000.feature.rst b/newsfragments/4000.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c34a663b2..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/4000.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Automatically add files listed in ``Extension.depends`` to sdists,
-as long as they are contained in the project directory -- by :user:`RuRo`
diff --git a/newsfragments/4001.misc.rst b/newsfragments/4001.misc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 409ce0c2dc..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/4001.misc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Ignore ``debian`` directories in the source tree when performing automatic discovery of packages.
diff --git a/newsfragments/4007.misc.rst b/newsfragments/4007.misc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d57bf9d47..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/4007.misc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Ignore ``newsfragments`` directories in the source tree when performing automatic discovery of packages.
diff --git a/newsfragments/4009.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/4009.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f127889cbc..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/4009.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use default encoding to create ``.pth`` files with ``editable_wheel``.
diff --git a/newsfragments/4012.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/4012.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index dec528060a..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/4012.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Detects (and complain about) ``scripts`` and ``gui-scripts`` set via ``setup.py``
-when ``pyproject.toml`` does not include them in ``dynamic``.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f8ca0998b7..5388a8c873 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = setuptools
-version = 68.0.0
+version = 68.1.0
 author = Python Packaging Authority
 author_email = distutils-sig@python.org
 description = Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages