diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 94fdc69185..2a46af52a8 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.19.3 (2017-03-20)
+=======================================
+
+No changes since v0.19.3-rc2
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.19.3-rc2 (2017-03-13)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index bcd2ed6440..7628e7c505 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.19.3-rc2"
+__version__ = "0.19.3"