diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1863de9..2729b9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable UsageBeam changes are documented here.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 2.0.0-alpha.3 - 2026-09-09
+
 ### Added
 
 - UsageBeam product identity with the permanent extension UUID
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5116c41..3b75146 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('usagebeam', version: '2.0.0-alpha.3-dev.0', license: 'MIT',
+project('usagebeam', version: '2.0.0-alpha.3', license: 'MIT',
   meson_version: '>= 0.56.0',
   default_options: ['warning_level=0'])
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 992f777..227ae6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "usagebeam",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.3-dev.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.3",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {