diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 47707e061..3b8174afe 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ commit = true
 tag = true
 tag_name = "{new_version}"
 
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+filename = "docs/news.rst"
+search = "\\(unreleased\\)$"
+replace = "({now:%Y-%m-%d})"
+regex = true
+
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "scrapy/VERSION"