diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 1236141a7c..a76d5b66d7 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 69.2.0
+current_version = 69.3.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 2e849bdc5f..7822ec6325 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+v69.3.0
+=======
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Support PEP 625 by canonicalizing package name and version in filenames. (#3593)
+
+
 v69.2.0
 =======
 
diff --git a/newsfragments/3593.feature.rst b/newsfragments/3593.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ec6f9714e..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/3593.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support PEP 625 by canonicalizing package name and version in filenames.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index aae1465375..bab3efa52c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = setuptools
-version = 69.2.0
+version = 69.3.0
 author = Python Packaging Authority
 author_email = distutils-sig@python.org
 description = Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages