diff --git a/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py b/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
index a908d95d3..e544c993b 100644
--- a/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
+++ b/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
 # other places throughout the built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.15'
+version = '1.16'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.15.x'
+release = '1.16.3'
 
 # There are two options for replacing |today|: either, you set today to some
 # non-false value, then it is used:
diff --git a/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
index 2c7ea0deb..5e3562360 100644
--- a/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-arcgiscache</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml b/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
index a058e80d3..40f804bb4 100644
--- a/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
-        <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+        <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/geowebcache/core/pom.xml b/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
index 4af115486..20a45e9e4 100644
--- a/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
index caea7e1d9..bf25ace7c 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <artifactId>gwc-diskquota-bdb</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
index 3f8472c2a..3e48abf28 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-diskquota-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
index fbc40117c..b8e0b2d5f 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-diskquota-jdbc</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
index 3ea60cc27..85fbb4e50 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml b/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
index 8a5054a55..e7f106d67 100644
--- a/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-distributed</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml b/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
index 2ed7ee8dc..12dc9423d 100644
--- a/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-georss</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml b/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
index f1b4a48e8..3371505b1 100644
--- a/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-gmaps</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml b/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
index 3c6ece7a0..a0331eb88 100644
--- a/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-kml</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/pom.xml
index d0cc0f271..d04ab6f05 100644
--- a/geowebcache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+  <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   <name>geowebcache</name>
   <url>http://geowebcache.org</url>
 
   <properties>
-    <gt.version>22-SNAPSHOT</gt.version>
+    <gt.version>22.3</gt.version>
     <jts.version>1.16.1</jts.version>
     <jaiext.version>1.1.14</jaiext.version>
     <spring.version>5.1.13.RELEASE</spring.version>
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
             <descriptor>release/war.xml</descriptor>
             <descriptor>release/doc.xml</descriptor>
           </descriptors>
-          <finalName>geowebcache-1.16-SNAPSHOT</finalName>
+          <finalName>geowebcache-1.16.3</finalName>
           <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/release</outputDirectory>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/geowebcache/release/doc.xml b/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
index c0d65e2cc..d94123ac3 100644
--- a/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<fileSets>
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>../documentation/en/user/build/html</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.15-SNAPSHOT<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/doc</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.16.3<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/doc</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>**/*</include>
 			</includes>
diff --git a/geowebcache/release/src.xml b/geowebcache/release/src.xml
index 6ea3062b2..6e63564c1 100644
--- a/geowebcache/release/src.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/release/src.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <fileSets>
     <fileSet>
       <directory>${project.basedir}</directory>
-      <outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.15-SNAPSHOT<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/</outputDirectory>
+      <outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.16.3<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/</outputDirectory>
       <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
       <excludes>
         <exclude>**/${project.build.directory}/**</exclude>
diff --git a/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml b/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
index cba0c8b49..7c61a12ba 100644
--- a/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml b/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
index 69bb19243..542a456de 100644
--- a/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-aws-s3</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml b/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
index af0951faf..7ad769d84 100644
--- a/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
         <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+        <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-sqlite</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml b/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
index d6a62eed2..080da7abd 100644
--- a/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-tms</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml b/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
index 898e42a2c..64305b8d2 100644
--- a/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-ve</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/web/pom.xml b/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
index b1fa877af..e2e23683e 100644
--- a/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-web</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml b/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
index dea87d0be..d5d58383d 100644
--- a/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-wms</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml b/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
index 140293d5b..3376c5425 100644
--- a/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
+    <version>1.16.3</version><!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>gwc-wmts</artifactId>