diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 148d4a7ce..4e0d5edb2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "paperless-ngx"
-version = "2.16.2"
+version = "2.16.3"
 description = "A community-supported supercharged version of paperless: scan, index and archive all your physical documents"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src-ui/package.json b/src-ui/package.json
index a3cbf8ec9..2376b4142 100644
--- a/src-ui/package.json
+++ b/src-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paperless-ngx-ui",
-  "version": "2.16.2",
+  "version": "2.16.3",
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
     "ng": "ng",
diff --git a/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 209cbfbfb..050e6a907 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const environment = {
   apiBaseUrl: document.baseURI + 'api/',
   apiVersion: '9', // match src/paperless/settings.py
   appTitle: 'Paperless-ngx',
-  version: '2.16.2',
+  version: '2.16.3',
   webSocketHost: window.location.host,
   webSocketProtocol: window.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:',
   webSocketBaseUrl: base_url.pathname + 'ws/',
diff --git a/src/paperless/version.py b/src/paperless/version.py
index da0d12d5a..2c2bebdba 100644
--- a/src/paperless/version.py
+++ b/src/paperless/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Final
 
-__version__: Final[tuple[int, int, int]] = (2, 16, 2)
+__version__: Final[tuple[int, int, int]] = (2, 16, 3)
 # Version string like X.Y.Z
 __full_version_str__: Final[str] = ".".join(map(str, __version__))
 # Version string like X.Y
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 424200abf..a43334679 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "paperless-ngx"
-version = "2.16.2"
+version = "2.16.3"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "bleach", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },