diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 85f8879..3b4624e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-current (unreleased)
+v0.16.3 (2024-10-18)
 --------------------
 
 - Added a new `skip_metadata` parameter to the `DwCAReader` constructor. When set to `True`, the metadata file is not read. This can be useful for example if the metadata is corrupt (invalid XML) and you don't need it.
diff --git a/dwca/version.py b/dwca/version.py
index 7f33bc0..755df90 100644
--- a/dwca/version.py
+++ b/dwca/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.2"
+__version__ = "0.16.3"