diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index f2d9c40c2..a9b269015 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.6.2
+current_version = 0.6.3
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.cfg]
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 70111a1c1..cbccd8d11 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,9 +4,20 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [v0.6.3](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/compare/v0.6.2...v0.6.3)
+
+- Remove remnants of ocean_abis, replace with artifacts [`#312`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/pull/312)
+- Release/v0.6.2 [`#311`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/pull/311)
+- prepare for a new release [`f1f83bf`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/commit/f1f83bf1c9e7e73ad6f760c937ca771b93d04a4a)
+- Remove rinkeby deploy step from RELEASE_PROCESS, trim trailing whitespace [`3fbcfb0`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/commit/3fbcfb0a5ae44acc972190075286602f810ee325)
+
 #### [v0.6.2](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/compare/v0.6.1...v0.6.2)
 
+> 9 May 2021
+
 - add dispenser deployments [`#310`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/pull/310)
+- Release/v0.6.1 [`#309`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/pull/309)
+- prepare for a new release [`60ea017`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/commit/60ea0171b2aef34a0f8d25d2a0fbfdee3ca5e0ec)
 
 #### [v0.6.1](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df98dcea2..d213b87f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@oceanprotocol/contracts",
-  "version": "0.6.2",
+  "version": "0.6.3",
   "description": "Ocean Protocol L1 - DataTokens",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/issues"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c0bf8a585..10da347fe 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.6.2
+current_version = 0.6.3
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 07badc6ae..6bc430169 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
     test_suite='tests',
     tests_require=test_requirements,
     url='https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean-contracts',
-    version='0.6.2',
+    version='0.6.3',
     zip_safe=False,
 )
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