diff --git a/sources b/sources
index ab61f73..823db82 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (systemd-249.2.tar.gz) = 4f42a0b93156529a464545361436fa98193e12a7e0809315b9fdedbcf33b81dd2037acac27fb0dfefcb2679bc49ebb6da4d152ecb4b15db797c81f7ca4588a11
+SHA512 (systemd-249.3.tar.gz) = b929c6fb5a0d22bbbf7986a079356eea429639308ccbecbd3de7d19a0e037ca8ae4f57bdb68449170fe73e20d37c47c95134a7c0788cd74ca3db2e106a633a0e
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 1139190..2090b92 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 Name:           systemd
 Url:            https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
 %if %{without inplace}
-Version:        249.2
+Version:        249.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 %else
 # determine the build information from local checkout
@@ -997,6 +997,12 @@ fi
 %files standalone-sysusers -f .file-list-standalone-sysusers
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug  6 2021 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 249.3-1
+- Latest bugfix release: improved compatibility with latest glibc,
+  various small documentation fixes, and fixes for systemd-networkd bridging,
+  other minor fixes.
+- systemctl set-property accepts glob patterns now (#1986258)
+
 * Fri Jul 23 2021 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 249.2-1
 - Latest bugfix release (a minor hwdb regression bugfix, and correction
   to kernel commandline handling when reexecuting PID 1 in a container)