diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 26314d82..a9bd6a72 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Version 1.6.3 (2016-12-21)
+  o Large BGP communities
+  o BFD authentication (MD5, SHA1)
+  o SHA1 and SHA2 authentication for RIP and OSPF
+  o Improved documentation
+  o Several bug fixes
+
 Version 1.6.2 (2016-09-29)
   o Fixes serious bug introduced in the previous version
 
diff --git a/misc/bird.spec b/misc/bird.spec
index ebc0c942..bfbfc484 100644
--- a/misc/bird.spec
+++ b/misc/bird.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: BIRD Internet Routing Daemon
 Name: bird
-Version: 1.6.2
+Version: 1.6.3
 Release: 1
 Copyright: GPL
 Group: Networking/Daemons
diff --git a/sysdep/config.h b/sysdep/config.h
index c7f63e69..84085f9c 100644
--- a/sysdep/config.h
+++ b/sysdep/config.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define _BIRD_CONFIG_H_
 
 /* BIRD version */
-#define BIRD_VERSION "1.6.2"
+#define BIRD_VERSION "1.6.3"
 
 /* Include parameters determined by configure script */
 #include "sysdep/autoconf.h"