diff --git a/CHANGES-3.3 b/CHANGES-3.3
index 28c7bdaca..0d86c09af 100644
--- a/CHANGES-3.3
+++ b/CHANGES-3.3
@@ -8,21 +8,33 @@ changelog -- this log starts with version 3.3.0. See CHANGES-3.2 for
 the history of the 3.2 series (2018-05 - 2022-08).
 
 
-# 3.3.0-alpha3 (unreleased)
+# 3.3.0-alpha3 (2023-08-28)
 
 This release contains contributions from (alphabetically by first name):
  - Adriaan de Groot
  - Aleksey Samoilov
  - Anke Boersma
+ - Arjen Balfoort
+ - Boria138
+ - Brian Morison
  - Emir Sari
+ - Evan Goode
  - Evan James
+ - Ficelloo
+ - Hector Martin
  - Jeremy Attall
  - Johannes Kamprad
+ - Kasta Hashemi
+ - Kevin Kofler
  - Mario Haustein
  - Masato TOYOSHIMA
+ - Panda
  - Paolo Dongilli
  - Peter Jung
+ - Philip Müller
  - Shivanand
+ - Sławomir Lach
+ - Sunderland93
  - wiz64
 
 ## Core ##
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ffe61077b..16805a1b9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 set(CALAMARES_VERSION 3.3.0-alpha3)
-set(CALAMARES_RELEASE_MODE OFF) # Set to ON during a release
+set(CALAMARES_RELEASE_MODE ON) # Set to ON during a release
 
 if(CMAKE_SCRIPT_MODE_FILE)
     include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeModules/ExtendedVersion.cmake)