diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index caebde3341..6a5fce899a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-Changes in synapse v0.9.3 (2015-XX-XX)
+Changes in synapse v0.9.3 (2015-07-01)
 ======================================
 
+No changes from v0.9.3 Release Candidate 1.
+
+Changes in synapse v0.9.3-rc1 (2015-06-23)
+==========================================
+
 General:
 
 * Fix a memory leak in the notifier. (SYN-412)
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 1f09df79cd..96e37308d6 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.9.3-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.9.3"