diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 85adc5e3..147483ee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     extra_link_args = manual_linker_args.split(',')
 
 setup(name='annoy',
-      version='1.16.2',
+      version='1.16.3',
       description='Approximate Nearest Neighbors in C++/Python optimized for memory usage and loading/saving to disk.',
       packages=['annoy'],
       ext_modules=[