diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index aeaf855d329d7..ba9e6cc338097 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
       "previousMinor": true
     },
     {
-      "version": "8.9.2",
+      "version": "8.9.3",
       "branch": "8.9",
       "currentMajor": true,
       "previousMinor": false
     },
     {
-      "version": "7.17.13",
+      "version": "7.17.14",
       "branch": "7.17",
       "previousMajor": true
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/data_views/es_errors/errors.js b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/data_views/es_errors/errors.js
index ddbc88cce8045..f8556727d9c17 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/data_views/es_errors/errors.js
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/data_views/es_errors/errors.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export default function ({ getService }) {
   const es = getService('es');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
 
-  describe('index_patterns/* error handler', () => {
+  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/165944
+  describe.skip('index_patterns/* error handler', () => {
     let indexNotFoundError;
     let docNotFoundError;
     before(async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/observability_log_explorer/app.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/observability_log_explorer/app.ts
index 6a9d76a9b594c..d78fc15fed8a8 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/observability_log_explorer/app.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/observability_log_explorer/app.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
 export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['observabilityLogExplorer', 'svlCommonNavigation']);
 
-  describe('Application', () => {
+  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/165943
+  describe.skip('Application', () => {
     it('is shown in the global search', async () => {
       await PageObjects.observabilityLogExplorer.navigateTo();
       await PageObjects.svlCommonNavigation.search.showSearch();
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/ftr/navigation.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/ftr/navigation.ts
index 695336b7734fb..998ad9a2096c9 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/ftr/navigation.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/ftr/navigation.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export default function ({ getPageObject, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const browser = getService('browser');
 
-  describe('navigation', function () {
+  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/165629
+  describe.skip('navigation', function () {
     before(async () => {
       await svlSecNavigation.navigateToLandingPage();
     });