diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index b4bec7be..c9330c2c 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 This section contains past updates we've sent to customers via Discord.
 
+## 0.16.3 (October 17, 2023)
+
+- 🧩 Added `release-version` option to `shorebird patch [android|ios-alpha]` to allow specifying a release version.
+- 🩹 Better support for custom Android SDK/java locations.
+
+📚 Release notes can be found at https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird/releases/tag/v0.16.3
+
+As always, you can upgrade using `shorebird upgrade`
+
+Please let us know if we can help!
+
 ## 0.16.2 (October 13, 2023)
 
 - 🍎 Support shorebird preview for iOS 17 devices
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
index 9acad703..8bbfbe44 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // Generated code. Do not modify.
-const packageVersion = '0.16.2';
+const packageVersion = '0.16.3';
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml b/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
index 8be9e556..781e55ff 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: shorebird_cli
 description: Command-line tool to interact with Shorebird's services.
-version: 0.16.2
+version: 0.16.3
 repository: https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird
 
 publish_to: none