diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index d1078fbc0..94fdc6918 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.19.3-rc2 (2017-03-13)
+===========================================
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* Fix bug in handling of incoming device list updates over federation.
+
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.19.3-rc1 (2017-03-08)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 787d62106..bcd2ed644 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.19.3-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.19.3-rc2"