diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 351ab33d..50739ec4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ produce the Windows executables and installer.
   currently used version in a given branch.
 
 ---
+Release 5.9.3
+===
+This release is identical to 5.9.3, except reverts a bad change. 
+
+- REVERTS Deprecated load_module() is now retired (#1462)
+
 Release 5.9.2
 ===
 This release fixes a critical issue on clean installs which would not update the
diff --git a/config/__init__.py b/config/__init__.py
index 9d647db5..e7232e1f 100644
--- a/config/__init__.py
+++ b/config/__init__.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ appcmdname = 'EDMC'
 # <https://semver.org/#semantic-versioning-specification-semver>
 # Major.Minor.Patch(-prerelease)(+buildmetadata)
 # NB: Do *not* import this, use the functions appversion() and appversion_nobuild()
-_static_appversion = '5.9.4-alpha1'
+_static_appversion = '5.9.4'
+
 _cached_version: Optional[semantic_version.Version] = None
 copyright = '© 2015-2019 Jonathan Harris, 2020-2023 EDCD'