diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst
index d6029bb062d..682a18b624a 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ ansible-core 2.19 "What Is and What Should Never Be" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
-v2.19.3rc1
-==========
+v2.19.3
+=======
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2025-09-29
+| Release Date: 2025-10-06
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.19/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.19.html>`__
 
 Minor Changes
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 2ea3b1af2d9..d4ca73baaf9 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1313,6 +1313,17 @@ releases:
     - 85743-lazy-ternary.yml
     - ansible-test-auth-update.yml
     release_date: '2025-09-02'
+  2.19.3:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2025-10-06
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.19/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.19.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: What Is and What Should Never Be
+    fragments:
+    - 2.19.3_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2025-10-06'
   2.19.3rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.19.3_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.19.3_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..328108b0805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.19.3_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2025-10-06
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.19/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.19.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 57c73178210..0ec7106d2f6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.19.3rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.19.3'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "What Is and What Should Never Be"