diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 62aecda27..6a5fce899 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.9.3 (2015-07-01)
+======================================
+
+No changes from v0.9.3 Release Candidate 1.
+
+Changes in synapse v0.9.3-rc1 (2015-06-23)
+==========================================
+
+General:
+
+* Fix a memory leak in the notifier. (SYN-412)
+* Improve performance of room initial sync. (SYN-418)
+* General improvements to logging.
+* Remove ``access_token`` query params from ``INFO`` level logging.
+
+Configuration:
+
+* Add support for specifying and configuring multiple listeners. (SYN-389)
+
+Application services:
+
+* Fix bug where synapse failed to send user queries to application services.
+
 Changes in synapse v0.9.2-r2 (2015-06-15)
 =========================================
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 259fbaf45..21e347968 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ To install the synapse homeserver run::
     $ pip install --process-dependency-links https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tarball/master
 
 This installs synapse, along with the libraries it uses, into a virtual
-environment under ``~/.synapse``.
+environment under ``~/.synapse``.  Feel free to pick a different directory
+if you prefer.
+
+In case of problems, please see the _Troubleshooting section below.
 
 Alternatively, Silvio Fricke has contributed a Dockerfile to automate the
 above in Docker at https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/silviof/docker-matrix/.
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index d111335a1..96e37308d 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.9.2-r2"
+__version__ = "0.9.3"
diff --git a/synapse/config/tls.py b/synapse/config/tls.py
index 6c1df35e8..4751d39bc 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tls.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tls.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
                 )
 
         if not os.path.exists(tls_certificate_path):
-            with open(tls_certificate_path, "w") as certifcate_file:
+            with open(tls_certificate_path, "w") as certificate_file:
                 cert = crypto.X509()
                 subject = cert.get_subject()
                 subject.CN = config["server_name"]
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
 
                 cert_pem = crypto.dump_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert)
 
-                certifcate_file.write(cert_pem)
+                certificate_file.write(cert_pem)
 
         if not os.path.exists(tls_dh_params_path):
             if GENERATE_DH_PARAMS: