diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c212963ef44..4c07d96c04e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 Ansible Changes By Release
 ==========================
 
+## 1.6.3 "And the Cradle Will Rock" - Jun 09, 2014
+
+- Corrects a regression where handlers were run across all hosts, not just those that triggered the handler.
+- Fixed a bug in which modules did not support properly moving a file atomically when su was in use.
+- Fixed two bugs related to symlinks with directories when using the file module.
+- Fixed a bug related to MySQL master replication syntax.
+- Corrects a regression in the order of variable merging done by the internal runner code.
+- Various other minor bug fixes.
+
 ## 1.6.2 "And the Cradle Will Rock" - May 23, 2014
  
 - If an improper locale is specified, core modules will now automatically revert to using the 'C' locale.
diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt
index 8863964c439..fc89cf08e81 100644
--- a/RELEASES.txt
+++ b/RELEASES.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Active Development
 
 1.7    "Summer Nights" -------- CURRENT DEVEL BRANCH
 
+1.6.3  "The Cradle Will Rock" - 06-09-2014
 1.6.2  "The Cradle Will Rock" - 05-23-2014
 1.6.1  "The Cradle Will Rock" - 05-07-2014
 1.6    "The Cradle Will Rock" - 05-05-2014
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fdd3be6df54..266146b87cb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.2
+1.6.3
diff --git a/lib/ansible/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
index 14c6b5b5663..e5dada285d1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-__version__ = '1.6.2'
+__version__ = '1.6.3'
 __author__ = 'Michael DeHaan'
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index 8d3f97ba962..fe19c141e38 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
+ansible (1.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * 1.6.3 release
+
+  -- Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com>  Mon, 09 Jun 2014 16:30:00 -0500
+
 ansible (1.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * 1.6.2 release
 
- -- Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>  Fri, 23 May 2014 17:30:00 -0500
+  -- Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com>  Fri, 23 May 2014 17:30:00 -0500
 
 ansible (1.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * 1.6.1 release
 
- -- Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>  Wed, 07 May 2014 13:30:00 -0500
+  -- Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com>  Wed, 07 May 2014 13:30:00 -0500
 
 ansible (1.6) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * 1.6.0 release
  
- -- Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>  Mon, 05 May 2014 17:30:03 -0500
+  -- Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com>  Mon, 05 May 2014 17:30:03 -0500
 
 ansible (1.5.5) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
index ef84a4cbc2e..775047aa727 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %changelog
 
+* Mon Jun 09 2014 Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com> - 1.6.3
+- Release 1.6.3
+
 * Fri May 23 2014 Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com> - 1.6.2
 - Release 1.6.2