diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
index 8e960fecbaa..92ef037ee6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Fail if Code Freeze is enabled
       run: |
-        exit 1
+        exit 0
diff --git a/changelog/20.0/20.0.3/changelog.md b/changelog/20.0/20.0.3/changelog.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..678a7e6a98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/20.0/20.0.3/changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Changelog of Vitess v20.0.3
+
+### Bug fixes 
+#### Backup and Restore
+ * [release-20.0] Fail fast when builtinbackup fails to restore a single file (#16856) [#16868](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16868) 
+#### Query Serving
+ * [release-20.0] VTGate MoveTables Buffering: Fix panic when buffering is disabled (#16922) [#16935](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16935)
+ * [release-20.0] fixes bugs around expression precedence and LIKE (#16934 & #16649) [#16946](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16946)
+ * [release-20.0] bugfix: add HAVING columns inside derived tables (#16976) [#16979](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16979)
+ * [release-20.0] bugfix: treat EXPLAIN like SELECT (#17054) [#17057](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/17057)
+ * [release-20.0] Delegate Column Availability Checks to MySQL for Single-Route Queries (#17077) [#17086](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/17086) 
+#### VReplication
+ * [release-20.0] Migrate Workflow: Scope vindex names correctly when target and source keyspace have different names (#16769) [#16815](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16815) 
+#### VTAdmin
+ * [release-20.0] VTAdmin: Fix serve-handler's path-to-regexp dep and add default schema refresh (#16778) [#16784](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16784) 
+#### VTGate
+ * [release-20.0] Support passing filters to `discovery.NewHealthCheck(…)` (#16170) [#16872](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16872)
+ * [release-20.0] Fix deadlock between health check and topology watcher (#16995) [#17009](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/17009) 
+#### VTTablet
+ * [release-20.0] Fix race in `replicationLagModule` of `go/vt/throttle` (#16078) [#16900](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16900)
+### CI/Build 
+#### General
+ * [release-20.0] Upgrade Golang to 1.22.8 [#16894](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16894)
+### Dependencies 
+#### Java
+ * [release-20.0] Bump com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java from 3.24.3 to 3.25.5 in /java (#16809) [#16838](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16838)
+ * [release-20.0] Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.7 to 2.14.0 in /java (#16889) [#16931](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16931) 
+#### VTAdmin
+ * [release-20.0] VTAdmin: Address security vuln in path-to-regexp node pkg (#16770) [#16773](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16773)
+### Enhancement 
+#### Build/CI
+ * [release-20.0] Change upgrade test to still use the older version of tests (#16937) [#16969](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16969) 
+#### Online DDL
+ * [release-20.0] Improve Schema Engine's TablesWithSize80 query (#17066) [#17090](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/17090)
+### Internal Cleanup 
+#### VTAdmin
+ * [release-20.0] VTAdmin: Upgrade deps to address security vulns (#16843) [#16847](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16847)
+### Regression 
+#### Backup and Restore
+ * [release-20.0] Fix unreachable errors when taking a backup (#17062) [#17111](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/17111) 
+#### Query Serving
+ * [release-20.0] fix: route engine to handle column truncation for execute after lookup (#16981) [#16985](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16985)
+ * [release-20.0] Add support for `MultiEqual` opcode for lookup vindexes. (#16975) [#17040](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/17040)
+### Release 
+#### General
+ * [release-20.0] Code Freeze for `v20.0.3` [#17145](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/17145)
+### Testing 
+#### Cluster management
+ * [release-20.0] Flaky test fixes (#16940) [#16959](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/16959)
+
diff --git a/changelog/20.0/20.0.3/release_notes.md b/changelog/20.0/20.0.3/release_notes.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2eaf22fd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/20.0/20.0.3/release_notes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Release of Vitess v20.0.3
+The entire changelog for this release can be found [here](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/blob/main/changelog/20.0/20.0.3/changelog.md).
+
+The release includes 23 merged Pull Requests.
+
+Thanks to all our contributors: @app/vitess-bot, @frouioui, @timvaillancourt, @vitess-bot
+
diff --git a/changelog/20.0/README.md b/changelog/20.0/README.md
index f8e12c1d453..f41ea711fb8 100644
--- a/changelog/20.0/README.md
+++ b/changelog/20.0/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ## v20.0
+* **[20.0.3](20.0.3)**
+	* [Changelog](20.0.3/changelog.md)
+	* [Release Notes](20.0.3/release_notes.md)
+
 * **[20.0.2](20.0.2)**
 	* [Changelog](20.0.2/changelog.md)
 	* [Release Notes](20.0.2/release_notes.md)
diff --git a/examples/compose/docker-compose.beginners.yml b/examples/compose/docker-compose.beginners.yml
index 42821ecfad6..e8f41fe9414 100644
--- a/examples/compose/docker-compose.beginners.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/docker-compose.beginners.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ services:
       - "3306"
 
   vtctld:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15000:$WEB_PORT"
       - "$GRPC_PORT"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
 
   vtgate:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15099:$WEB_PORT"
       - "$GRPC_PORT"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
 
   schemaload:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     command:
     - sh
     - -c
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ services:
     environment:
       - KEYSPACES=$KEYSPACE
       - GRPC_PORT=15999
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - .:/script
 
   vttablet100:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15100:$WEB_PORT"
       - "$GRPC_PORT"
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ services:
       retries: 15
 
   vttablet101:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15101:$WEB_PORT"
       - "$GRPC_PORT"
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ services:
       retries: 15
 
   vttablet102:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15102:$WEB_PORT"
       - "$GRPC_PORT"
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ services:
       retries: 15
 
   vttablet103:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15103:$WEB_PORT"
       - "$GRPC_PORT"
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ services:
       retries: 15
 
   vtorc:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     command: ["sh", "-c", "/script/vtorc-up.sh"]
     depends_on:
       - vtctld
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ services:
       retries: 15
 
   vreplication:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - ".:/script"
     environment:
diff --git a/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml b/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
index e0244361178..e71a50a89d6 100644
--- a/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ services:
     - SCHEMA_FILES=lookup_keyspace_schema_file.sql
     - POST_LOAD_FILE=
     - EXTERNAL_DB=0
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
     - .:/script
   schemaload_test_keyspace:
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ services:
     - SCHEMA_FILES=test_keyspace_schema_file.sql
     - POST_LOAD_FILE=
     - EXTERNAL_DB=0
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
     - .:/script
   set_keyspace_durability_policy:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - KEYSPACES=test_keyspace lookup_keyspace
       - GRPC_PORT=15999
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - .:/script
   vreplication:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ services:
     - TOPOLOGY_FLAGS=--topo_implementation consul --topo_global_server_address consul1:8500
       --topo_global_root vitess/global
     - EXTERNAL_DB=0
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
     - .:/script
   vtctld:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       external_db_host:
         condition: service_healthy
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 15000:8080
     - "15999"
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ services:
       --normalize_queries=true '
     depends_on:
     - vtctld
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 15099:8080
     - "15999"
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ services:
     - EXTERNAL_DB=0
     - DB_USER=
     - DB_PASS=
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 13000:8080
     volumes:
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ services:
       - CMD-SHELL
       - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 15101:8080
     - "15999"
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ services:
       - CMD-SHELL
       - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 15102:8080
     - "15999"
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ services:
       - CMD-SHELL
       - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 15201:8080
     - "15999"
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ services:
       - CMD-SHELL
       - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 15202:8080
     - "15999"
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ services:
       - CMD-SHELL
       - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 15301:8080
     - "15999"
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ services:
       - CMD-SHELL
       - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - 15302:8080
     - "15999"
diff --git a/examples/compose/vtcompose/docker-compose.test.yml b/examples/compose/vtcompose/docker-compose.test.yml
index b89d5afe2c9..afaf1285e30 100644
--- a/examples/compose/vtcompose/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/vtcompose/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ services:
       - SCHEMA_FILES=test_keyspace_schema_file.sql
       - POST_LOAD_FILE=
       - EXTERNAL_DB=0
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - .:/script
   schemaload_unsharded_keyspace:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ services:
       - SCHEMA_FILES=unsharded_keyspace_schema_file.sql
       - POST_LOAD_FILE=
       - EXTERNAL_DB=0
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - .:/script
   set_keyspace_durability_policy_test_keyspace:
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - GRPC_PORT=15999
       - KEYSPACES=test_keyspace
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - .:/script
   set_keyspace_durability_policy_unsharded_keyspace:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - GRPC_PORT=15999
       - KEYSPACES=unsharded_keyspace
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - .:/script
   vreplication:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ services:
       - TOPOLOGY_FLAGS=--topo_implementation consul --topo_global_server_address consul1:8500
         --topo_global_root vitess/global
       - EXTERNAL_DB=0
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - .:/script
   vtctld:
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       external_db_host:
         condition: service_healthy
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - 15000:8080
       - "15999"
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ services:
       ''grpc-vtgateservice'' --normalize_queries=true '
     depends_on:
       - vtctld
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - 15099:8080
       - "15999"
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ services:
       - EXTERNAL_DB=0
       - DB_USER=
       - DB_PASS=
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - 13000:8080
     volumes:
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ services:
         - CMD-SHELL
         - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - 15101:8080
       - "15999"
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ services:
         - CMD-SHELL
         - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - 15102:8080
       - "15999"
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ services:
         - CMD-SHELL
         - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - 15201:8080
       - "15999"
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ services:
         - CMD-SHELL
         - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - 15202:8080
       - "15999"
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ services:
         - CMD-SHELL
         - curl -s --fail --show-error localhost:8080/debug/health
       timeout: 10s
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - 15301:8080
       - "15999"
diff --git a/examples/compose/vtcompose/vtcompose.go b/examples/compose/vtcompose/vtcompose.go
index ce6b716e436..fb1ac58a75e 100644
--- a/examples/compose/vtcompose/vtcompose.go
+++ b/examples/compose/vtcompose/vtcompose.go
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func generateExternalPrimary(
 - op: add
   path: /services/vttablet%[1]d
   value:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15%[1]d:%[3]d"
       - "%[4]d"
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func generateDefaultTablet(tabAlias int, shard, role, keyspace string, dbInfo ex
 - op: add
   path: /services/vttablet%[1]d
   value:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
     - "15%[1]d:%[4]d"
     - "%[5]d"
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func generateVtctld(opts vtOptions) string {
 - op: add
   path: /services/vtctld
   value:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15000:%[1]d"
       - "%[2]d"
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func generateVtgate(opts vtOptions) string {
 - op: add
   path: /services/vtgate
   value:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     ports:
       - "15099:%[1]d"
       - "%[2]d"
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ func generateVTOrc(dbInfo externalDbInfo, keyspaceInfoMap map[string]keyspaceInf
 - op: add
   path: /services/vtorc
   value:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - ".:/script"
     environment:
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ func generateVreplication(dbInfo externalDbInfo, opts vtOptions) string {
 - op: add
   path: /services/vreplication
   value:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - ".:/script"
     environment:
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func generateSetKeyspaceDurabilityPolicy(
 - op: add
   path: /services/set_keyspace_durability_policy_%[3]s
   value:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - ".:/script"
     environment:
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ func generateSchemaload(
 - op: add
   path: /services/schemaload_%[7]s
   value:
-    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    image: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     volumes:
       - ".:/script"
     environment:
diff --git a/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml b/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
index 8e26b22c29a..eba1a8ea6e5 100644
--- a/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.2
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.3
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqld:
-      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
diff --git a/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml b/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
index 77b32cdde94..386c5807b5a 100644
--- a/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.2
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.3
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqld:
-      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
diff --git a/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml b/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
index 82f6d8d4d65..73889f58118 100644
--- a/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.2
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.3
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqld:
-      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
diff --git a/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml b/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
index 26ed418d041..21553647284 100644
--- a/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.2
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.3
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqld:
-      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
diff --git a/examples/operator/401_scheduled_backups.yaml b/examples/operator/401_scheduled_backups.yaml
index 7f8f5e11687..3c4d5145d9e 100644
--- a/examples/operator/401_scheduled_backups.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/401_scheduled_backups.yaml
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ spec:
             keyspace: "customer"
             shard: "-"
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.2
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.3
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqld:
-      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.2
+      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v20.0.3
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
diff --git a/go/vt/servenv/version.go b/go/vt/servenv/version.go
index 68c6f2c3c94..baf7da677f3 100644
--- a/go/vt/servenv/version.go
+++ b/go/vt/servenv/version.go
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ package servenv
 // DO NOT EDIT
 // THIS FILE IS AUTO-GENERATED DURING NEW RELEASES BY THE VITESS-RELEASER
 
-const versionName = "20.0.3-SNAPSHOT"
+const versionName = "20.0.3"
diff --git a/java/client/pom.xml b/java/client/pom.xml
index 22a8af85727..64dbc3d5067 100644
--- a/java/client/pom.xml
+++ b/java/client/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.vitess</groupId>
     <artifactId>vitess-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>20.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>20.0.3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>vitess-client</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/java/example/pom.xml b/java/example/pom.xml
index 8eeb291a88c..27054803d60 100644
--- a/java/example/pom.xml
+++ b/java/example/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.vitess</groupId>
     <artifactId>vitess-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>20.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>20.0.3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>vitess-example</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/java/grpc-client/pom.xml b/java/grpc-client/pom.xml
index e29d4d1dde1..dea6608076f 100644
--- a/java/grpc-client/pom.xml
+++ b/java/grpc-client/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.vitess</groupId>
     <artifactId>vitess-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>20.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>20.0.3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>vitess-grpc-client</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/java/jdbc/pom.xml b/java/jdbc/pom.xml
index fe9ba25a939..dde8a561ac9 100644
--- a/java/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/java/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.vitess</groupId>
     <artifactId>vitess-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>20.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>20.0.3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>vitess-jdbc</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 9c25ac49c6a..11fc862851f 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.vitess</groupId>
   <artifactId>vitess-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>20.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>20.0.3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Vitess Java Client libraries [Parent]</name>