diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index c9bf506ea3a6617c041c1f29051f7dacd8d6e639..cf370392fb923b3da36a0de296e2fcaab20122f6 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 /*--start constants--*/
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION        3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION        8
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION        14
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION        15
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL        PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL       0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION              "3.8.14+"
+#define PY_VERSION              "3.8.15"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
index 0373077652fc711ec9eadf16e9ec5888e6dca744..ccd085f780ebccaa4e50ce5e4c10d9a8d0ad586a 100644
--- a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Tue Sep  6 20:52:30 2022
+# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Tue Oct 11 17:41:15 2022
 topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
            '**********************\n'
            '\n'
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.15.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.15.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9e5f12aeba2cae303fa3dccebf7539b09e2e99dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.15.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+.. date: 2022-09-28-17-09-37
+.. gh-issue: 97616
+.. nonce: K1e3Xs
+.. release date: 2022-10-11
+.. section: Security
+
+Fix multiplying a list by an integer (``list *= int``): detect the integer
+overflow when the new allocated length is close to the maximum size. Issue
+reported by Jordan Limor.  Patch by Victor Stinner.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2022-09-28-12-10-57
+.. gh-issue: 97612
+.. nonce: y6NvOQ
+.. section: Security
+
+Fix a shell code injection vulnerability in the
+``get-remote-certificate.py`` example script. The script no longer uses a
+shell to run ``openssl`` commands. Issue reported and initial fix by Caleb
+Shortt. Patch by Victor Stinner.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2022-09-21-14-38-31
+.. gh-issue: 96848
+.. nonce: WuoLzU
+.. section: Core and Builtins
+
+Fix command line parsing: reject :option:`-X int_max_str_digits <-X>` option
+with no value (invalid) when the :envvar:`PYTHONINTMAXSTRDIGITS` environment
+variable is set to a valid limit. Patch by Victor Stinner.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2022-09-16-19-02-40
+.. gh-issue: 95778
+.. nonce: cJmnst
+.. section: Core and Builtins
+
+When :exc:`ValueError` is raised if an integer is larger than the limit,
+mention the :func:`sys.set_int_max_str_digits` function in the error
+message. Patch by Victor Stinner.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2022-09-22-14-35-02
+.. gh-issue: 97005
+.. nonce: yf21Q7
+.. section: Library
+
+Update bundled libexpat to 2.4.9
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2022-09-07-00-11-33
+.. gh-issue: 96577
+.. nonce: kV4K_1
+.. section: Windows
+
+Fixes a potential buffer overrun in :mod:`msilib`.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-09-16-19-02-40.gh-issue-95778.cJmnst.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-09-16-19-02-40.gh-issue-95778.cJmnst.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ebf63778a605d7df8e8a41f518e0091938e12fba..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-09-16-19-02-40.gh-issue-95778.cJmnst.rst	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-When :exc:`ValueError` is raised if an integer is larger than the limit,
-mention the :func:`sys.set_int_max_str_digits` function in the error message.
-Patch by Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-09-21-14-38-31.gh-issue-96848.WuoLzU.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-09-21-14-38-31.gh-issue-96848.WuoLzU.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index a9b04ce87d4d0d84ba382ed773f1d7c277492731..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-09-21-14-38-31.gh-issue-96848.WuoLzU.rst	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Fix command line parsing: reject :option:`-X int_max_str_digits <-X>` option
-with no value (invalid) when the :envvar:`PYTHONINTMAXSTRDIGITS` environment
-variable is set to a valid limit. Patch by Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-09-22-14-35-02.gh-issue-97005.yf21Q7.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-09-22-14-35-02.gh-issue-97005.yf21Q7.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index d57999aa29b70b21d124470385469c72e99c858e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-09-22-14-35-02.gh-issue-97005.yf21Q7.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update bundled libexpat to 2.4.9
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2022-09-28-12-10-57.gh-issue-97612.y6NvOQ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2022-09-28-12-10-57.gh-issue-97612.y6NvOQ.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f113492d42dde4aa06ed92405f1ac3b38f17628..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2022-09-28-12-10-57.gh-issue-97612.y6NvOQ.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Fix a shell code injection vulnerability in the ``get-remote-certificate.py``
-example script. The script no longer uses a shell to run ``openssl`` commands.
-Issue reported and initial fix by Caleb Shortt. Patch by Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2022-09-28-17-09-37.gh-issue-97616.K1e3Xs.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2022-09-28-17-09-37.gh-issue-97616.K1e3Xs.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 721427fe6465750e1b49a64b13dd05b1e433c0f7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2022-09-28-17-09-37.gh-issue-97616.K1e3Xs.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Fix multiplying a list by an integer (``list *= int``): detect the integer
-overflow when the new allocated length is close to the maximum size. Issue
-reported by Jordan Limor.  Patch by Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-09-07-00-11-33.gh-issue-96577.kV4K_1.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-09-07-00-11-33.gh-issue-96577.kV4K_1.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 6025e5ce4130426c32e95b5b8159d57017b63efe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-09-07-00-11-33.gh-issue-96577.kV4K_1.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixes a potential buffer overrun in :mod:`msilib`.
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index cc914b0a8c5517d819b9d7f539af5ed0e5325a60..f244a926fa7975056b324de686ee390b92f8af26 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.8.14
+This is Python version 3.8.15
 =============================
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython.svg?branch=3.8