diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8ef25eb70a0..a983073f94e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 2021.3.0-rc (9 March 2021)
+## 2021.3.0 (16 March 2021)
 
 ### Enhancements
 
 1. Activate the extension when the following files are found: `Pipfile`, `setup.py`, `requirements.txt`, `manage.py`, `app.py`
    (thanks [Dhaval Soneji](https://github.com/soneji))
    ([#4765](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/4765))
+1. Add optional user-level `python.tensorBoard.logDirectory` setting. When starting a TensorBoard session, use this setting if it is present instead of prompting the user to select a log directory.
+   ([#15476](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15476))
 
 ### Fixes
 
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@
    ([#15580](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15580))
 1. Ensure that jedi language server uses jedi shipped with the extension.
    ([#15586](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15586))
+1. Updates to Proposed API, and fix the failure in VS Code Insider tests.
+   ([#15638](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15638))
 
 ### Code Health
 
@@ -63,6 +67,10 @@
    ([#15567](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15567))
 1. Fix failing smoke tests on CI.
    ([#15573](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15573))
+1. Update VS Code engine to 1.54.0
+   ([#15604](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15604))
+1. Use `onReady` method available on language client to ensure language server is ready.
+   ([#15612](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15612))
 
 ## 2021.2.4 (9 March 2021)
 
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/15476.md b/news/1 Enhancements/15476.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f66a37e8e74..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/15476.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add optional user-level `python.tensorBoard.logDirectory` setting. When starting a TensorBoard session, use this setting if it is present instead of prompting the user to select a log directory.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/15638.md b/news/2 Fixes/15638.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 59fe708347fc..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/15638.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Updates to Proposed API, and fix the failure in VS Code Insider tests.
diff --git a/news/3 Code Health/15604.md b/news/3 Code Health/15604.md
deleted file mode 100644
index adf7f49f2f82..000000000000
--- a/news/3 Code Health/15604.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update VS Code engine to 1.54.0
diff --git a/news/3 Code Health/15612.md b/news/3 Code Health/15612.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d7252639705c..000000000000
--- a/news/3 Code Health/15612.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use `onReady` method available on language client to ensure language server is ready.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f5d49022e67e..cecf473fb7ff 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "python",
-    "version": "2021.3.0-rc",
+    "version": "2021.3.0",
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a34f8466acd..5d35867a1ad2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "python",
     "displayName": "Python",
     "description": "Linting, Debugging (multi-threaded, remote), Intellisense, Jupyter Notebooks, code formatting, refactoring, unit tests, and more.",
-    "version": "2021.3.0-rc",
+    "version": "2021.3.0",
     "featureFlags": {
         "usingNewInterpreterStorage": true
     },