diff --git a/ecmwfapi/api.py b/ecmwfapi/api.py
index d4ea10f..ee918ea 100755
--- a/ecmwfapi/api.py
+++ b/ecmwfapi/api.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     sys.exit("Python socket module was not compiled with SSL support. Aborting...")
 
 
-VERSION = "1.6.2"
+VERSION = "1.6.3"
 
 
 DEFAULT_RCFILE_PATH = "~/.ecmwfapirc"