diff --git a/build-common/NHibernate.props b/build-common/NHibernate.props
index a5a83a10872..58282b88352 100644
--- a/build-common/NHibernate.props
+++ b/build-common/NHibernate.props
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <NhVersion     Condition="'$(NhVersion)' == ''"    >5.3</NhVersion>
     <VersionPatch  Condition="'$(VersionPatch)'  == ''">9</VersionPatch>
     <!-- Clear VersionSuffix for making release and set it to dev for making development builds -->
-    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''">dev</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''"></VersionSuffix>
 
     <VersionPrefix Condition="'$(VersionPrefix)' == ''">$(NhVersion).$(VersionPatch)</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' != '' AND '$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix).$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.txt
index 42970569abb..ed3fc2ce0c9 100644
--- a/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/releasenotes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,31 @@
-Build 5.3.8
+Build 5.3.9
+=============================
+
+Release notes - NHibernate - Version 5.3.9
+
+11 issues were resolved in this release.
+
+** Bug
+
+   * #2835 Fix ExecuteWorkInIsolation ignores MultiTenancy configuration
+   * #2811 Remove session finalizer
+   * #2805 Model not mapped Exception
+   * #2802 ArgumentException on session Flush
+   * #2792 Arithmetic operations adding casts to SQLite that cause incorrect results
+   * #2791 Custom Equality Fails
+   * #2772 LINQ query returns NULL instead of expected result
+
+** Test
+
+   * #2841 Fix possible test failure for SqlServer 2019
+   * #2814 Fix intermittent Firebird test errors
+   * #2812 Replace Travis CI with GitHub Actions
+
+** Task
+
+   * #2837 Release 5.3.9
+
+Build 5.3.8
 =============================
 
 Release notes - NHibernate - Version 5.3.8