diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d7d9a6e95..772480bdc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.6.3.dev0
+1.6.3
  * #541: Add "borgmatic list --find" flag for searching for files across multiple archives, useful
    for hunting down that file you accidentally deleted so you can extract it. See the documentation
    for more information:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1e9a17cc8..ffc8f6009 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-VERSION = '1.6.3.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.6.3'
 
 
 setup(