diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f19a7e41..c526b57f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Rhai Release Notes
 ==================
 
+Version 1.16.3
+==============
+
+Public fields of `VarDefInfo` is marked deprecated but still accessible.
+
+
 Version 1.16.2
 ==============
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 81b0e6eb7..847309dbd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = [".", "codegen"]
 
 [package]
 name = "rhai"
-version = "1.16.2"
+version = "1.16.3"
 rust-version = "1.66.0"
 edition = "2018"
 resolver = "2"