diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index ffb0f2e813..1bdc4be3fb 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 47.2.0
+current_version = 47.3.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 44abab75e7..16608ddc11 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+v47.3.0
+-------
+
+* #2197: Console script wrapper for editable installs now has a unified template and honors importlib_metadata if present for faster script execution on older Pythons.
+* #2195: Fix broken entry points generated by easy-install (pip editable installs).
+
+
 v47.2.0
 -------
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/2195.misc.rst b/changelog.d/2195.misc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f73994ddce..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2195.misc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix broken entry points generated by easy-install (pip editable installs).
diff --git a/changelog.d/2197.change.rst b/changelog.d/2197.change.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 67b0435ab9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2197.change.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Console script wrapper for editable installs now has a unified template and honors importlib_metadata if present for faster script execution on older Pythons.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4beae652ed..9d3cad52f5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ formats = zip
 
 [metadata]
 name = setuptools
-version = 47.2.0
+version = 47.3.0
 description = Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages
 author = Python Packaging Authority
 author_email = distutils-sig@python.org