diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08660cd464..5727a41bd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ Open Source Projects Used
 
 Changelog
 ---------
+**version 2.6.3 (released 4/12/2015)**
+- fix a bug where audio bar was hidden on tablet in landscape
+- persist highlight of ayah between translation and pages
+- highlight the verse number along with a verse
+- additional attempts to working around notification and LG crashes
+- minor bugfixes and improvements
+
 **version 2.6.2 (released 4/1/2015)**
 - spinner is now wide throughout
 - spinner automatically jumps to the selected value
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 7aeb5a5bb1..e4ef3d8125 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 22
-        versionCode 2620
-        versionName "2.6.2"
+        versionCode 2630
+        versionName "2.6.3"
     }
 
     signingConfigs {