diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
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--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,28 @@
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+22.0.3 (2022-02-03)
+===================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Print the exception via ``rich.traceback``, when running with ``--debug``. (`#10791 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/10791>`_)
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Only calculate topological installation order, for packages that are going to be installed/upgraded.
+
+  This fixes an `AssertionError` that occured when determining installation order, for a very specific combination of upgrading-already-installed-package + change of dependencies + fetching some packages from a package index. This combination was especially common in Read the Docs' builds. (`#10851 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/10851>`_)
+- Use ``html.parser`` by default, instead of falling back to ``html5lib`` when ``--use-deprecated=html5lib`` is not passed. (`#10869 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/10869>`_)
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Clarify that using per-requirement overrides disables the usage of wheels. (`#9674 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/9674>`_)
+
+
 22.0.2 (2022-01-30)
 ===================
 
diff --git a/news/10791.feature.rst b/news/10791.feature.rst
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-Print the exception via ``rich.traceback``, when running with ``--debug``.
diff --git a/news/10851.bugfix.rst b/news/10851.bugfix.rst
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index 8ecc7c7c4b4..00000000000
--- a/news/10851.bugfix.rst
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Only calculate topological installation order, for packages that are going to be installed/upgraded.
-
-This fixes an `AssertionError` that occured when determining installation order, for a very specific combination of upgrading-already-installed-package + change of dependencies + fetching some packages from a package index. This combination was especially common in Read the Docs' builds.
diff --git a/news/10869.bugfix.rst b/news/10869.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b19368f8d2..00000000000
--- a/news/10869.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use ``html.parser`` by default, instead of falling back to ``html5lib`` when ``--use-deprecated=html5lib`` is not passed.
diff --git a/news/9674.doc.rst b/news/9674.doc.rst
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clarify that using per-requirement overrides disables the usage of wheels.
diff --git a/src/pip/__init__.py b/src/pip/__init__.py
index 519b304f090..1abe3d78e3c 100644
--- a/src/pip/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pip/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import List, Optional
 
-__version__ = "22.1.dev0"
+__version__ = "22.0.3"
 
 
 def main(args: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> int: