Merge pull request #11576 from pfmoore/release/22.3.1

Release 22.3.1

Author: pfmoore

NEWS.rst

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 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+22.3.1 (2022-11-05)
+===================
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix entry point generation of ``pip.X``, ``pipX.Y``, and ``easy_install-X.Y``
+  to correctly account for multi-digit Python version segments (e.g. the "11"
+  part of 3.11). (`#11547 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/11547>`_)
+
+
 22.3 (2022-10-15)
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