diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0f4b5a76d..1a3653420 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.62.0
+v1.63.0
diff --git a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
index 6d2547326..f6593dfb8 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.62.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.63.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fs/versiontag.go b/fs/versiontag.go
index e18cc3bbd..bc013213a 100644
--- a/fs/versiontag.go
+++ b/fs/versiontag.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package fs
 
 // VersionTag of rclone
-var VersionTag = "v1.62.0"
+var VersionTag = "v1.63.0"