diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4088f905..9f099add 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@vscode-elements/elements",
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.6.3-pre.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@vscode-elements/elements",
-      "version": "1.6.2",
+      "version": "1.6.3-pre.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "lit": "^3.2.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2154f817..5239ae3c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vscode-elements/elements",
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.6.3-pre.0",
   "description": "Webcomponents for creating Visual Studio Code extensions",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "module": "dist/main.js",
diff --git a/src/includes/VscElement.ts b/src/includes/VscElement.ts
index bd85cba1..c0754477 100644
--- a/src/includes/VscElement.ts
+++ b/src/includes/VscElement.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {LitElement} from 'lit';
 
 export class VscElement extends LitElement {
-  private _version = '1.6.2';
+  private _version = '1.6.3-pre.0';
 
   /** VSC Element version */
   get version() {