diff --git a/README b/README
index 73e872c22..1c5dc57cd 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
- NetHack 3.6.3 post-beta1 -- General information
+ NetHack 3.6.3 -- General information December 5, 2019
NetHack 3.6 is an enhancement to the dungeon exploration game NetHack,
which is a distant descendent of Rogue and Hack, and a direct descendent of
NetHack 3.4 as there was no NetHack 3.5 release.
-NetHack 3.6.3 post-beta1 is not an official release of NetHack. It
-currently contains a collection of over 190 bug fixes to NetHack 3.6.2
-and over 22 game enhancements and community contributions. The file
-doc/fixes36.3 in the source distribution has a full list of them.
-The text in there was written for the development team's own use and is
-provided "as is", so please do not ask us to further explain the entries
-in that file. Some entries might be considered "spoilers", particularly in
-the "new features" section.
+NetHack 3.6.3 is the official release of NetHack that follows NetHack 3.6.2.
+It contains a collection of over 190 bug fixes to NetHack 3.6.2 and over 22
+game enhancements and community contributions. The file doc/fixes36.3 in the
+source distribution has a full list of them. The text in there was written for
+the development team's own use and is provided "as is", so please do not ask
+us to further explain the entries in that file. Some entries might be
+considered "spoilers", particularly in the "new features" section.
Below you will find some other general notes that were not considered
spoilers:
diff --git a/dat/history b/dat/history
index 23dba2d4c..50cb7ca1a 100644
--- a/dat/history
+++ b/dat/history
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ the adopted curses window port, were released as 3.6.2.
Bart House, who had contributed to the game as a porting team participant
for decades, joined the NetHack Development Team in late May 2019.
+NetHack 3.6.3 was released on December 5, 2019 containing over 190 bug
+fixes to NetHack 3.6.2.
+
The official NetHack web site is maintained by Ken Lorber at
http://www.nethack.org/.
diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn
index 7d6d3afd2..4c4cd5f11 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.mn
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.mn
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.ds vr "NetHack 3.6
.ds f0 "\*(vr
.ds f1
-.ds f2 "December 1, 2019
+.ds f2 "December 5, 2019
.
.\" A note on some special characters:
.\" \(lq = left double quote
@@ -5146,9 +5146,12 @@ the adopted curses window port, were released as 3.6.2.
\fBBart House\fP, who had contributed to the game as a porting team
participant for decades, joined the NetHack Development Team in late May 2019.
.pg
+NetHack 3.6.3 was released on December 5, 2019 containing over 190 bug
+fixes to NetHack 3.6.2.
+.pg
The official NetHack web site is maintained by \fBKen Lorber\fP
at
-.UR http://www.nethack.org/ .
+.UR https://www.nethack.org/ .
.pg
.hn 2
SPECIAL THANKS
diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex
index 7532786ed..049aa8598 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.tex
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
%.au
\author{Original version - Eric S. Raymond\\
(Edited and expanded for 3.6 by Mike Stephenson and others)}
-\date{December 1, 2019}
+\date{December 5, 2019}
\maketitle
@@ -5748,12 +5748,17 @@ the adopted curses window port, were released as 3.6.2.
{\it Bart House}, who had contributed to the game as a porting team participant
for decades, joined the {\it NetHack Development Team} in late May 2019.
+%.pg
+\medskip
+NetHack 3.6.3 was released on December 5, 2019 containing over 190 bug
+fixes to NetHack 3.6.2.
+
%.pg
\medskip
\nd The official {\it NetHack\/} web site is maintained by {\it Ken Lorber} at
{\catcode`\#=11
-\special{html:}}
-http:{\tt /}{\tt /}www.nethack.org{\tt /}.
+\special{html:}}
+https:{\tt /}{\tt /}www.nethack.org{\tt /}.
{\catcode`\#=11
\special{html:}}
diff --git a/include/global.h b/include/global.h
index 9fb64ebf0..c3d2b4f22 100644
--- a/include/global.h
+++ b/include/global.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
/*
* Development status of this NetHack version.
*/
-#define NH_DEVEL_STATUS NH_STATUS_BETA
+#define NH_DEVEL_STATUS NH_STATUS_RELEASED
#ifndef DEBUG /* allow tool chains to define without causing warnings */
#define DEBUG
diff --git a/include/patchlevel.h b/include/patchlevel.h
index 2151087ee..c945e68b5 100644
--- a/include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/include/patchlevel.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
/****************************************************************************/
/* Version 3.6.x */
-/* Patch 3,
+/* Patch 3, December 5, 2019
*
* Fixed stale 'thrownobj' pointer for returning thrown aklys while engulfed
* Fixed uarmh null pointer dereference if a helm of opposite alignment came
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
* Fixed ignoring of god's wrath when hero injured himself during altar kick
* Fixed several cases where persistent inventory window was not updated
* Fixed temple priests or shopkeepers moving over other monsters
+ * Fixed a crash-causing bug when putting on levitation boots over a sink
* Ensured that thrown or kicked objects will end up in bones
* Made water go all the way to the edges of level on the Plane of Water
* Made clouds disrupt line of sight along the edges of the Plane of Air
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@
* the Windows platform
* Improved the layout and display of the player selection dialog used on the
* Windows graphical implementation
+ * Improved performance of some tty versions by reducing the number of
+ * function calls made from mapglyph
* Allowed the msdos implementation to build with curses and PDCurses
* Included over 100 other fixes and improvements as outlined in doc/fixes36.3
*/
diff --git a/util/makedefs.c b/util/makedefs.c
index ac196f8e2..4334b9b0e 100644
--- a/util/makedefs.c
+++ b/util/makedefs.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
#endif
#if defined(UNIX) && !defined(LINT) && !defined(GCC_WARN)
-static const char SCCS_Id[] UNUSED = "@(#)makedefs.c\t3.6\t2019/05/07";
+static const char SCCS_Id[] UNUSED = "@(#)makedefs.c\t3.6\t2019/12/05";
#endif
/* names of files to be generated */