diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e95f757..3f91ff8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.onap.aai.model-loader</groupId>
 	<artifactId>model-loader</artifactId>
 	<name>aai-model-loader</name>
-	<version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.6.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 1e91e59..a06c1c8 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 major=1
 minor=6
-patch=2
+patch=3
 
 base_version=${major}.${minor}.${patch}