diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fe640d75..0a62dd5c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - allow overriding globally set OIDCCacheType back to shm in vhosts
 - correct typo in child initialization routines when using multiple vhosts; closes #1208; thanks @studersi
   this fixes possible segmentation faults when using Redis and Metrics settings in vhosts
+- release 2.4.16.3
 
 09/05/2024
 - fix OIDCCacheShmMax min/max settings; see #1260; thanks @bbartke
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 021a70ab..032f2c2d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([mod_auth_openidc],[2.4.16.3dev],[hans.zandbelt@openidc.com])
+AC_INIT([mod_auth_openidc],[2.4.16.3],[hans.zandbelt@openidc.com])
 
 AC_SUBST(NAMEVER, AC_PACKAGE_TARNAME()-AC_PACKAGE_VERSION())