diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 323ba12e..fc9ae980 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Release 2.9.3
+  * fix configuration file issue #2719
+  * fix ledger signing of non-RBF transactions
+  * disable 'spend confirmed only' option by default
+
 # Release 2.9.2
   * force headers download if headers file is corrupted
   * add websocket to windows builds
diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index 0a9cfebe..8031dfdd 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = '2.9.2'  # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = '2.9.3'  # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.10'   # protocol version requested
 
 # The hash of the mnemonic seed must begin with this