diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea62f3463..4c464b426 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 ### ~
 
+### v0.16.3 (2024-11-04)
+* enhances the quick settings tiles to support displaying their dialogs over the lock screen.
+* improves the appearance of the quick settings tile dialogs (replaces AlertDialog).
+* fixes app crash when configuring quick settings tiles.
+* fixes bug where quick settings tiles use the wrong default values.
+* adds a "restore defaults" action to the widget configuration activity.
+* enhances "bedtime mode" to support Direct Boot; responds to `LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED` to restore bedtime state after a reboot.
+* adds "DND rules" option to "bedtime mode"; this advanced option allows choosing between using automatic DND rules, or overriding DND directly (#818).
+* fixes the bedtime notification tap action; tapping the notification opens the bedtime activity.
+* revises the notification text displayed when the alarm foreground service does periodic work.
+* fixes bug where battery optimization warning is displayed on devices without power management (Android TV).
+* fixes miscellaneous bugs in the color picker; cropped text on smaller screens; state lost when changing orientation; edit/delete buttons mistakenly enabled for default items; empty/invisible list items.
+* drops support for overriding the app theme using widget themes (this functionality is replaced by the "custom colors" UI).
+* updates translations to Simplified Chinese (zh_CN) and Traditional Chinese (zh_TW) (#839 by James Liu).
+
 ### v0.16.2 (2024-09-23)
 * adds "bright alarm colors"; allows customization of fullscreen alarm colors (#741).
 * adds "do-not-disturb" preference that indicates the state of the required permission (#818).
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 67ee07335..4951e56c5 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ android
         minSdkVersion 14
         //noinspection ExpiredTargetSdkVersion,OldTargetApi
         targetSdkVersion 28
-        versionCode 116
-        versionName "0.16.2"
+        versionCode 117
+        versionName "0.16.3"
 
         buildConfigField "String", "GIT_HASH", "\"${getGitHash()}\""
 
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/117.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/117.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..904985801
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- fixes app crash when configuring quick settings tiles.
+- fixes miscellaneous bugs in the color picker.
+- enhances quick settings tiles to support displaying their content over the lock screen.
+- enhances bedtime mode to support Direct Boot (restores DND after a reboot before unlock).
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