diff --git a/data/gala.appdata.xml.in b/data/gala.appdata.xml.in
index 1d84cc860..0a4622a0e 100644
--- a/data/gala.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/gala.appdata.xml.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <p>A window &amp; compositing manager based on libmutter and designed by elementary for use with Pantheon.</p>
   </description>
   <releases>
-    <release version="6.2.2" date="2021-10-21" urgency="medium">
+    <release version="6.3.0" date="2021-11-23" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>Fixes:</p>
         <ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index aae9b6fbd..9fbfbd06c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gala',
     'c', 'vala',
-    version: '6.2.1',
+    version: '6.3.0',
     meson_version: '>= 0.50.0',
     license: 'GPL3',
 )