diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98e333b8..d32bfa1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v3.39.3 (2026-10-07)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **bec_widget**: Release cell widgets from item views on cleanup
+  ([`edac5c2`](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/commit/edac5c262ce7f8400e0cd5eb2f60bce9454cb944))
+
+
 ## v3.39.2 (2026-10-07)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index acde01d6..c58928fc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "3.39.2"
+version = "3.39.3"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 classifiers = [