diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 0820367d85..0809c3567e 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-10.5.x.x (relative to 10.5.9.2)
+10.5.x.x (relative to 10.5.9.3)
+========
+
+
+
+10.5.9.3 (relative to 10.5.9.2)
 ========
 
 Fixes
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index fbc0461ef0..babba24527 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SConsignFile()
 ieCoreMilestoneVersion = 10 # for announcing major milestones - may contain all of the below
 ieCoreMajorVersion = 5 # backwards-incompatible changes
 ieCoreMinorVersion = 9 # new backwards-compatible features
-ieCorePatchVersion = 2 # bug fixes
+ieCorePatchVersion = 3 # bug fixes
 ieCoreVersionSuffix = "" # used for alpha/beta releases. Example: "a1", "b2", etc.
 
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