diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loader/impl/FabricLoaderImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loader/impl/FabricLoaderImpl.java
index fdbf440db..44959bbd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loader/impl/FabricLoaderImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loader/impl/FabricLoaderImpl.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public final class FabricLoaderImpl extends net.fabricmc.loader.FabricLoader {
 
 	public static final int ASM_VERSION = Opcodes.ASM9;
 
-	public static final String VERSION = "0.16.2";
+	public static final String VERSION = "0.16.3";
 	public static final String MOD_ID = "fabricloader";
 
 	public static final String CACHE_DIR_NAME = ".fabric"; // relative to game dir