diff --git a/odoo/release.py b/odoo/release.py
index d98107454bf..c40aa61aac1 100644
--- a/odoo/release.py
+++ b/odoo/release.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RELEASE_LEVELS_DISPLAY = {ALPHA: ALPHA,
 # properly comparable using normal operators, for example:
 #  (6,1,0,'beta',0) < (6,1,0,'candidate',1) < (6,1,0,'candidate',2)
 #  (6,1,0,'candidate',2) < (6,1,0,'final',0) < (6,1,2,'final',0)
-version_info = (16, 2, 0, ALPHA, 1, '')
+version_info = (16, 3, 0, ALPHA, 1, '')
 version = '.'.join(str(s) for s in version_info[:2]) + RELEASE_LEVELS_DISPLAY[version_info[3]] + str(version_info[4] or '') + version_info[5]
 series = serie = major_version = '.'.join(str(s) for s in version_info[:2])