diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: sandpaper
 Title: Create and Curate Carpentries Lessons
-Version: 0.16.2
+Version: 0.16.3
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given = "Zhian N.",
            family = "Kamvar",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# sandpaper 0.16.3.9000 (2024-03-05)
+# sandpaper 0.16.3 (2024-03-12)
 
 ## BUG FIX