diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54db524115c1..543e51d49dd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+## Forest v0.33.3 "Dawn"
+
+Non-mandatory release for all node operators. It includes a few fixes to make the chain following logic more robust and eliminate a few non-critical warnings.
+
+### Breaking
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+- [#7019](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/7019): [chain follower] skip a sync target tipset if it's part of the current chain.
+
 ## Forest v0.33.2 "Night Mare"
 
 Mandatory release for calibnet node operators. It includes support for the NV28 _FireHorse_ network upgrade for calibnet, which is set to activate at epoch `3694534` (2026-05-07T14:00:00Z). It also includes important fixes around the P2P protocols that could cause high memory usage.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index da1bae791e28..73b6543666d5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3192,7 +3192,7 @@ checksum = "77ce24cb58228fbb8aa041425bb1050850ac19177686ea6e0f41a70416f56fdb"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "forest-filecoin"
-version = "0.33.2"
+version = "0.33.3"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "all_asserts",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cc395315bd91..2ec1863cbee8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "forest-filecoin"
-version = "0.33.2"
+version = "0.33.3"
 authors = ["ChainSafe Systems <info@chainsafe.io>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest"
 edition = "2024"
diff --git a/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v0.snap b/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v0.snap
index 509157d0a6c9..32520218cef0 100644
--- a/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v0.snap
+++ b/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v0.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ expression: spec
 openrpc: 1.3.2
 info:
   title: forest
-  version: 0.33.2
+  version: 0.33.3
 methods:
   - name: Filecoin.AuthNew
     params:
diff --git a/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v1.snap b/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v1.snap
index aea2ec0e95fb..4e56933fb47a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v1.snap
+++ b/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v1.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ expression: spec
 openrpc: 1.3.2
 info:
   title: forest
-  version: 0.33.2
+  version: 0.33.3
 methods:
   - name: Filecoin.AuthNew
     params:
diff --git a/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v2.snap b/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v2.snap
index fac950a6174c..aa7575b18234 100644
--- a/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v2.snap
+++ b/src/rpc/snapshots/forest__rpc__tests__rpc__v2.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ expression: spec
 openrpc: 1.3.2
 info:
   title: forest
-  version: 0.33.2
+  version: 0.33.3
 methods:
   - name: Filecoin.ChainGetTipSet
     description: Returns the tipset with the specified CID.