diff --git a/dist/Makefile b/dist/Makefile
index ea2f463d2b..ba7dba172e 100644
--- a/dist/Makefile
+++ b/dist/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 RELEASE      := 0.$(shell date +%Y%m%d).$(shell git describe --always)
-VERSION	     ?=2.6.2
+VERSION	     ?=2.6.3
 
 ifdef $$VERSION
 VERSION := $$VERSION