diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9472ef89a3..62255b70d8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.99.2"
+  ".": "1.99.3"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.stats.yml b/.stats.yml
index 9c1b4e4c54..4d8b1f059e 100644
--- a/.stats.yml
+++ b/.stats.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 configured_endpoints: 111
 openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/openai%2Fopenai-f5c45f4ae5c2075cbc603d6910bba3da31c23714c209fbd3fd82a94f634a126b.yml
 openapi_spec_hash: 3eb8d86c06f0bb5e1190983e5acfc9ba
-config_hash: 9a64321968e21ed72f5c0e02164ea00d
+config_hash: e53ea2d984c4e05a57eb0227fa379b2b
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6ac2ffb3f..6d06c6548e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.99.3 (2025-08-07)
+
+Full Changelog: [v1.99.2...v1.99.3](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v1.99.2...v1.99.3)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **responses:** add output_text back ([585a4f1](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/585a4f15e5a088bf8afee745bc4a7803775ac283))
+
 ## 1.99.2 (2025-08-07)
 
 Full Changelog: [v1.99.1...v1.99.2](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v1.99.1...v1.99.2)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7ea0a63597..b2fc253ae6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "openai"
-version = "1.99.2"
+version = "1.99.3"
 description = "The official Python library for the openai API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/openai/_version.py b/src/openai/_version.py
index 088935379f..982cd9724f 100644
--- a/src/openai/_version.py
+++ b/src/openai/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # File generated from our OpenAPI spec by Stainless. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
 
 __title__ = "openai"
-__version__ = "1.99.2"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "1.99.3"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/src/openai/types/responses/response.py b/src/openai/types/responses/response.py
index 07a82cb4ac..5ebb18fda4 100644
--- a/src/openai/types/responses/response.py
+++ b/src/openai/types/responses/response.py
@@ -259,3 +259,17 @@ class Response(BaseModel):
     [Learn more](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/safety-best-practices#safety-identifiers).
     """
 
+    @property
+    def output_text(self) -> str:
+        """Convenience property that aggregates all `output_text` items from the `output` list.
+
+        If no `output_text` content blocks exist, then an empty string is returned.
+        """
+        texts: List[str] = []
+        for output in self.output:
+            if output.type == "message":
+                for content in output.content:
+                    if content.type == "output_text":
+                        texts.append(content.text)
+
+        return "".join(texts)