diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 9dc81f2a9..aa17fc015 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ author = u'IBM Corporation'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '2'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.16.2'
+release = '2.16.3'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.