diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 465441152..d887dfae6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+3.9.3
+=====
+* Ensure events are always reported to the grab window [Rui; #701219]
+* Use new clutter_stage_set_paint_callback() function to prevent dropping
+  frames with frame synced toolkits [Owen; #698794]
+
+Contributors:
+  Rui Matos, Owen W. Taylor
+
 3.9.2
 =====
 * Add meta_window_can_close() function [Jasper; #699269]
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 767910539..ce823ee4b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 
 m4_define([mutter_major_version], [3])
 m4_define([mutter_minor_version], [9])
-m4_define([mutter_micro_version], [2])
+m4_define([mutter_micro_version], [3])
 
 m4_define([mutter_version],
           [mutter_major_version.mutter_minor_version.mutter_micro_version])