diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 899927c8a4c..931bf6768ee 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-1.3.16.x (relative to 1.3.16.2)
+1.3.16.x (relative to 1.3.16.3)
+========
+
+
+
+1.3.16.3 (relative to 1.3.16.2)
 ========
 
 Fixes
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index b90acab2a70..0b3d4979822 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if codecs.lookup( locale.getpreferredencoding() ).name != "utf-8" :
 gafferMilestoneVersion = 1 # for announcing major milestones - may contain all of the below
 gafferMajorVersion = 3 # backwards-incompatible changes
 gafferMinorVersion = 16 # new backwards-compatible features
-gafferPatchVersion = 2 # bug fixes
+gafferPatchVersion = 3 # bug fixes
 gafferVersionSuffix = "" # used for alpha/beta releases : "a1", "b2", etc.
 
 # All of the following must be considered when determining