diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py b/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
index 835490194..c780c7751 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ from fontTools.misc.loggingTools import configLogger
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-version = __version__ = "4.55.7.dev0"
+version = __version__ = "4.55.7"
 
 __all__ = ["version", "log", "configLogger"]
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index d340462ff..3d2b6d406 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4.55.7 (released 2025-01-28)
+----------------------------
+
 - Shorten the changelog included in PyPI package description to accommodate maximum length limit imposed by Azure DevOps. No actual code changes since v4.55.6 (#3754).
 
 4.55.6 (released 2025-01-24)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index aa51368ab..84b732f66 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 4.55.7.dev0
+current_version = 4.55.7
 commit = True
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1cf817339..c4bc4d739 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ if ext_modules:
 
 setup_params = dict(
     name="fonttools",
-    version="4.55.7.dev0",
+    version="4.55.7",
     description="Tools to manipulate font files",
     author="Just van Rossum",
     author_email="just@letterror.com",