diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 561bae9b9f..19400a38ba 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+Changes in Element v1.3.9 (2021-12-01)
+======================================
+
+Features ✨
+----------
+ - Voice messages: Persist drafts of voice messages when navigating between rooms ([#3922](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/3922))
+ - Make Element Android Thread aware ([#4246](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4246))
+ - Iterate on the consent dialog of the identity server. ([#4577](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4577))
+
+Bugfixes 🐛
+----------
+ - Fixes left over text when inserting emojis via the ':' menu and replaces the last typed ':' rather than the one at the end of the message ([#3449](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/3449))
+ - Fixing queued voice message failing to send or retry ([#3833](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/3833))
+ - Keeping device screen on whilst recording and playing back voice messages ([#4022](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4022))
+ - Allow voice messages to continue recording during device rotation ([#4067](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4067))
+ - Allowing users to hang up VOIP calls during the initialisation phase (avoids getting stuck in the call screen if something goes wrong) ([#4144](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4144))
+ - Make the verification shields the same in Element Web and Element Android ([#4338](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4338))
+ - Fix a display issue in the composer when the replied message is changed. ([#4343](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4343))
+ - Dismissing the Fdroid variant Listening for notifications on sign out, fixes crash when tapping the notification when signed out ([#4488](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4488))
+ - Fix a crash when displaying the bootstrap bottom sheet ([#4520](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4520))
+ - Remove duplicated settings declaration ([#4539](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4539))
+ - Fixes .ogg files failing to upload to rooms ([#4552](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4552))
+ - Add robustness when getting data from cursors ([#4605](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4605))
+
+Other changes
+-------------
+ - Upgrade Jitsi lib (and so webrtc) from Jitsi android-sdk-3.1.0 to android-sdk-3.10.0 ([#4504](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4504))
+ - Improve crypto logs to help debug decryption failures ([#4507](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4507))
+ - Voice recording mic button refactor with small animation tweaks in preparation for voice drafts ([#4515](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4515))
+ - Remove requestModelBuild() from epoxy Controllers init{} block ([#4591](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/4591))
+
+
 Changes in Element v1.3.8 (2021-11-17)
 ======================================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/3449.bugfix b/changelog.d/3449.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index a4385fda2e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3449.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixes left over text when inserting emojis via the ':' menu and replaces the last typed ':' rather than the one at the end of the message
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3833.bugfix b/changelog.d/3833.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d25fb2aad..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3833.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixing queued voice message failing to send or retry
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3922.feature b/changelog.d/3922.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bf4e0f7467..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/3922.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Voice messages: Persist drafts of voice messages when navigating between rooms
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4022.bugfix b/changelog.d/4022.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 517926e018..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4022.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Keeping device screen on whilst recording and playing back voice messages
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4067.bugfix b/changelog.d/4067.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 63d62df840..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4067.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allow voice messages to continue recording during device rotation
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4144.bugfix b/changelog.d/4144.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1168245ecc..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4144.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allowing users to hang up VOIP calls during the initialisation phase (avoids getting stuck in the call screen if something goes wrong)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4246.feature b/changelog.d/4246.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 6695edf590..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4246.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Make Element Android Thread aware
diff --git a/changelog.d/4338.bugfix b/changelog.d/4338.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 539c32672c..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4338.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Make the verification shields the same in Element Web and Element Android
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4343.bugfix b/changelog.d/4343.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index a516af351b..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4343.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a display issue in the composer when the replied message is changed.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4488.bugfix b/changelog.d/4488.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index a0b4aa661e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4488.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Dismissing the Fdroid variant Listening for notifications on sign out, fixes crash when tapping the notification when signed out
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4504.misc b/changelog.d/4504.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f7741618e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4504.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Upgrade Jitsi lib (and so webrtc) from Jitsi android-sdk-3.1.0 to android-sdk-3.10.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4507.misc b/changelog.d/4507.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index a1f231c82c..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4507.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve crypto logs to help debug decryption failures
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4515.misc b/changelog.d/4515.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index f47ace25d4..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4515.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Voice recording mic button refactor with small animation tweaks in preparation for voice drafts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4520.bugfix b/changelog.d/4520.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 58314025f1..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4520.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a crash when displaying the bootstrap bottom sheet
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4539.bugfix b/changelog.d/4539.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e133cbadc..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4539.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove duplicated settings declaration
diff --git a/changelog.d/4552.bugfix b/changelog.d/4552.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 188e5fb1f6..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4552.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixes .ogg files failing to upload to rooms
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4577.feature b/changelog.d/4577.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 56ce827769..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4577.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Iterate on the consent dialog of the identity server.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4591.misc b/changelog.d/4591.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 29d4139840..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4591.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove requestModelBuild() from epoxy Controllers init{} block
diff --git a/changelog.d/4605.bugfix b/changelog.d/4605.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index ee0152ed10..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4605.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add robustness when getting data from cursors
\ No newline at end of file