diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 09853e75..1dcb0521 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .cproject
 CMakeLists.txt.user
 build*
+*.swp
diff --git a/Doc/changelog.docu b/Doc/changelog.docu
index 53550022..cf4bb4e4 100644
--- a/Doc/changelog.docu
+++ b/Doc/changelog.docu
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 <!-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
 
 
+<tr valign=top><td><b>6.3</b> (?/?/?)</td><td>
+
+</tr>
+
 <tr valign=top><td><b>6.2</b> (2016/07/11)</td><td>
 
 <b>General</b>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d237f358..9002db78 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# OpenMesh, 6.2
+# OpenMesh, 6.3
 
 
 ## Getting OpenMesh
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9d3a7153..0e2ae490 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-VERSION=6.2
+VERSION=6.3
 MAJOR=6
-MINOR=2
+MINOR=3
 PATCH=0
 ID=OPENMESH
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
index 2adc4d99..307899c0 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libs_required/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
+    "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.3"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.2"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.1"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.0"
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.4.1"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.4"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.0/include"
+    "C:/libs/OpenMesh 6.3"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 6.2"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 6.1"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 6.0"
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
index 31537b5e..b247f812 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-#define OM_VERSION 0x60200
+#define OM_VERSION 0x60300
 //#define OM_VERSION 0x50100
 
 // only defined, if it is a beta version