diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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@@ -10,6 +10,37 @@
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+3.9.3 (2024-01-29)
+==================
+
+Bug fixes
+---------
+
+- Fixed backwards compatibility breakage (in 3.9.2) of ``ssl`` parameter when set outside
+  of ``ClientSession`` (e.g. directly in ``TCPConnector``) -- by :user:`Dreamsorcerer`.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`8097`, :issue:`8098`.
+
+
+
+
+Miscellaneous internal changes
+------------------------------
+
+- Improved test suite handling of paths and temp files to consistently use pathlib and pytest fixtures.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`3957`.
+
+
+
+
+----
+
+
 3.9.2 (2024-01-28)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/CHANGES/3957.misc b/CHANGES/3957.misc
deleted file mode 100644
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve test suite handling of paths and temp files to consistently use pathlib and pytest fixtures.
diff --git a/CHANGES/8097.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/8097.bugfix.rst
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index c799b052a6c..00000000000
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-8098.bugfix.rst
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diff --git a/CHANGES/8098.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/8098.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/CHANGES/8098.bugfix.rst
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fixed backwards compatibility breakage of ``ssl`` parameter when set outside of
-``ClientSession`` (e.g. directly in ``TCPConnector``) -- by :user:`Dreamsorcerer`.
diff --git a/aiohttp/__init__.py b/aiohttp/__init__.py
index 8153b4616b5..12209def6c4 100644
--- a/aiohttp/__init__.py
+++ b/aiohttp/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "3.9.2.dev0"
+__version__ = "3.9.3"
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Tuple