diff --git a/python/readme.MD b/python/readme.MD
index 5b96435..71935cb 100644
--- a/python/readme.MD
+++ b/python/readme.MD
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MOODS-python 1.9.2
+MOODS-python 1.9.3
 ==================
 
 Motif Occurrence Detection Suite
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 4edcc3f..2d8945f 100755
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                            )
 
 setup (name = 'MOODS-python',
-       version = '1.9.2',
+       version = '1.9.3',
        description = 'MOODS: Motif Occurrence Detection Suite',
        maintainer = "Janne H. Korhonen",
        maintainer_email = "janne.h.korhonen@gmail.com",
diff --git a/readme.MD b/readme.MD
index d060655..9aee03b 100644
--- a/readme.MD
+++ b/readme.MD
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-MOODS 1.9.2
+MOODS 1.9.3
 ===========
 
 MOODS is a suite of algorithms for matching position weight matrices (PWM) against DNA sequences, featuring advanced matrix matching algorithms implemented in C++ that can be used to scan hundreds of matrices against chromosome-sized sequences in few seconds. MOODS has been designed with integration into large-scale python workflows in mind, but can also be used as a stand-alone analysis tool.
 
+ * MOODS 1.9.3 released:
+   * updated install scripts
+   * fixed bug in background distribution estimation with non-ACGT characters
+ * new MOODS paper: [Fast motif matching revisited: high-order PWMs, SNPs and indels](https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btw683)
  * MOODS 1.9.2 released:
    * fixed installation script
  * MOODS 1.9.1 released:
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ Download
 
 Download the packages here:
 
-* Python 2.7: [MOODS-python-1.9.2.tar.gz](https://github.com/jhkorhonen/MOODS/releases/download/v1.9.2/MOODS-python-1.9.2.tar.gz)
+* Python 2.7: [MOODS-python-1.9.3.tar.gz](https://github.com/jhkorhonen/MOODS/releases/download/v1.9.3/MOODS-python-1.9.3.tar.gz)
 
 Currently only the Python package is available; it contains MOODS Python libraries along a commandline interface for most of the MOODS functions.
 
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ Contact
 
 For bug reports and other software issues, you can use [issue tracker](https://github.com/jhkorhonen/MOODS/issues). Or contact us directly:
 
- * [Janne H. Korhonen](http://www.ru.is/kennarar/korhonen/) MOODS developer
+ * [Janne H. Korhonen](https://users.aalto.fi/~korhonj2/) MOODS developer
 
 
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