diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 68c4a831404..36a925ff511 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Rocksdb Change Log
 > NOTE: Entries for next release do not go here. Follow instructions in `unreleased_history/README.txt`
 
+## 8.5.3 (09/01/2023)
+### Bug Fixes
+* Fixed a race condition in `GenericRateLimiter` that could cause it to stop granting requests
+
 ## 8.5.2 (08/31/2023)
 ### Bug fixes
 * Fix a bug where iterator may return incorrect result for DeleteRange() users if there was an error reading from a file.
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/version.h b/include/rocksdb/version.h
index 601ef0e6b4c..a19f41fd209 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/version.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/version.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // minor or major version number planned for release.
 #define ROCKSDB_MAJOR 8
 #define ROCKSDB_MINOR 5
-#define ROCKSDB_PATCH 2
+#define ROCKSDB_PATCH 3
 
 // Do not use these. We made the mistake of declaring macros starting with
 // double underscore. Now we have to live with our choice. We'll deprecate these
diff --git a/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/fixed_generic_rate_limiter_hang.md b/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/fixed_generic_rate_limiter_hang.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f789e186f4..00000000000
--- a/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/fixed_generic_rate_limiter_hang.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed a race condition in `GenericRateLimiter` that could cause it to stop granting requests