diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c64924434..c127ac5b9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=true
 
 GROUP=com.gradleup.shadow
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=shadow-gradle-plugin
-VERSION_NAME=9.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=9.0.0-beta3
 
 SONATYPE_AUTOMATIC_RELEASE=true
 SONATYPE_HOST=DEFAULT
diff --git a/src/docs/changes/README.md b/src/docs/changes/README.md
index 2be1b6abd..2501e53dd 100644
--- a/src/docs/changes/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/changes/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+
+## [v9.0.0-beta3] (2024-12-06)
+
 **Changed**
 
 - **BREAKING CHANGE:** Some public getters are removed from `SimpleRelocator`, `includes` and `excludes` are exposed as `ListProperty`s. ([#1079](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1079))
@@ -456,7 +459,8 @@ Instead, use the `enableRelocation = true` and `relocationPrefix = "<new package
 
 
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/compare/9.0.0-beta2...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/compare/9.0.0-beta3...HEAD
+[v9.0.0-beta3]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.0.0-beta3
 [v9.0.0-beta2]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.0.0-beta2
 [v9.0.0-beta1]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.0.0-beta1
 [v8.3.5]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/8.3.5