diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index f2882c98..27fd811d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Changelog for package rplidar_ros
 * [improvement] Print warning messages when deprecated APIs are called; imporve angular accuracy for ultra capsuled scan points
 * Contributors: tony,kint
 
-Forthcoming
------------
+2.0.3 (2022-09-01)
+------------------
 * Fix build with later versions of GCC
 * Contributors: Hunter L. Allen
 
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 14388047..36f0bf20 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>rplidar_ros</name>
-  <version>2.0.2</version>
+  <version>2.0.3</version>
   <description>The rplidar ros package, support rplidar A2/A1 and A3/S1</description>
 
   <maintainer email="hunterlallen@protonmail.com">Hunter L. Allen</maintainer>