diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e5311f2..efebcfc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 # umbreon (10may06) - 1.6
 # vulpix (10jul06) - 1.6.1
 # weedle (16aug06) - 1.6.2
+# xatu (14oct06) - 1.6.3
 
 
 ifeq ($(wildcard /sbin/md5),/sbin/md5)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 5a4bca2..92c1ce1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-paramiko 1.6.2
-"weedle" release, 16 aug 2006
+paramiko 1.6.3
+"xatu" release, 14 oct 2006
 
 Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>
 
@@ -151,6 +151,14 @@ which will verify that most of the core components are working correctly.
 
 highlights of what's new in each release:
 
+v1.6.3 XATU
+* fixed bug where HostKeys.__setitem__ wouldn't always do the right thing
+* fixed bug in SFTPClient.chdir and SFTPAttributes.__str__ [patch from
+  mike barber]
+* try harder not to raise EOFError from within SFTPClient
+* fixed bug where a thread waiting in accept() could block forever if the
+  transport dies [patch from mike looijmans]
+
 v1.6.2 WEEDLE
 * added support for "old" group-exchange server mode, for compatibility
   with the windows putty client
diff --git a/paramiko/__init__.py b/paramiko/__init__.py
index ceefe47..41fdc1f 100644
--- a/paramiko/__init__.py
+++ b/paramiko/__init__.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
 
 Website: U{http://www.lag.net/paramiko/}
 
-@version: 1.6.2 (weedle)
+@version: 1.6.3 (xatu)
 @author: Robey Pointer
 @contact: robey@lag.net
 @license: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ if sys.version_info < (2, 2):
 
 
 __author__ = "Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>"
-__date__ = "16 Aug 2006"
-__version__ = "1.6.2 (weedle)"
-__version_info__ = (1, 6, 2)
+__date__ = "14 Oct 2006"
+__version__ = "1.6.3 (xatu)"
+__version_info__ = (1, 6, 3)
 __license__ = "GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)"
 
 
diff --git a/paramiko/transport.py b/paramiko/transport.py
index 474d5d8..3a0b3a8 100644
--- a/paramiko/transport.py
+++ b/paramiko/transport.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Transport (threading.Thread):
     """
 
     _PROTO_ID = '2.0'
-    _CLIENT_ID = 'paramiko_1.6.2'
+    _CLIENT_ID = 'paramiko_1.6.3'
 
     _preferred_ciphers = ( 'aes128-cbc', 'blowfish-cbc', 'aes256-cbc', '3des-cbc' )
     _preferred_macs = ( 'hmac-sha1', 'hmac-md5', 'hmac-sha1-96', 'hmac-md5-96' )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9650c4c..6e7ec38 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ if sys.platform == 'darwin':
 
 
 setup(name = "paramiko",
-      version = "1.6.2",
+      version = "1.6.3",
       description = "SSH2 protocol library",
       author = "Robey Pointer",
       author_email = "robey@lag.net",
       url = "http://www.lag.net/paramiko/",
       packages = [ 'paramiko' ],
-      download_url = 'http://www.lag.net/paramiko/download/paramiko-1.6.2.zip',
+      download_url = 'http://www.lag.net/paramiko/download/paramiko-1.6.3.zip',
       license = 'LGPL',
       platforms = 'Posix; MacOS X; Windows',
       classifiers = [ 'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',