diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 30adf12abce..6ee82acbd6f 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.6.2
+current_version = 1.6.3
 parse = (?P<major>[\d]+) # major version number
 	\.(?P<minor>[\d]+) # minor version number
 	\.(?P<patch>[\d]+) # patch version number
diff --git a/.changes/1.6.3.md b/.changes/1.6.3.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20e14b0f967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.6.3.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+## dbt-core 1.6.3 - September 19, 2023
+
+### Features
+
+- Add --no-inject-ephemeral-ctes flag for `compile` command, for usage by linting. ([#8480](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8480))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Add explicit support for integers for the show command ([#8153](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8153))
+- make version comparison insensitive to order ([#8571](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8571))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Fix test_numeric_values to look for more specific strings ([#8470](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8470))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@benmosher](https://github.com/benmosher) ([#8480](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8480))
+- [@dave-connors-3](https://github.com/dave-connors-3) ([#8153](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8153))
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20230823-140407.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20230823-140407.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b5101ecf11..00000000000
--- a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20230823-140407.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-kind: Features
-body: Add --no-inject-ephemeral-ctes flag for `compile` command, for usage by linting.
-time: 2023-08-23T14:04:07.617476-04:00
-custom:
-  Author: benmosher
-  Issue: "8480"
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230803-093502.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230803-093502.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index ffa0b3aba1c..00000000000
--- a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230803-093502.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-kind: Fixes
-body: Add explicit support for integers for the show command
-time: 2023-08-03T09:35:02.163968-05:00
-custom:
-  Author: dave-connors-3
-  Issue: "8153"
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230906-142213.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230906-142213.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 175ffc9afd0..00000000000
--- a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230906-142213.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-kind: Fixes
-body: make version comparison insensitive to order
-time: 2023-09-06T14:22:13.114549-04:00
-custom:
-  Author: michelleark
-  Issue: "8571"
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230913-141651.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230913-141651.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6381d338787..00000000000
--- a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230913-141651.yaml	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-kind: Under the Hood
-body: Fix test_numeric_values to look for more specific strings
-time: 2023-09-13T14:16:51.453247-04:00
-custom:
-  Author: gshank
-  Issue: "8470"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af4ad399701..5386c51ff15 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,26 @@
 - "Breaking changes" listed under a version may require action from end users or external maintainers when upgrading to that version.
 - Do not edit this file directly. This file is auto-generated using [changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie). For details on how to document a change, see [the contributing guide](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-changelog-entry)
 
+## dbt-core 1.6.3 - September 19, 2023
+
+### Features
+
+- Add --no-inject-ephemeral-ctes flag for `compile` command, for usage by linting. ([#8480](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8480))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Add explicit support for integers for the show command ([#8153](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8153))
+- make version comparison insensitive to order ([#8571](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8571))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Fix test_numeric_values to look for more specific strings ([#8470](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8470))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@benmosher](https://github.com/benmosher) ([#8480](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8480))
+- [@dave-connors-3](https://github.com/dave-connors-3) ([#8153](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8153))
+
+
 ## dbt-core 1.6.2 - September 07, 2023
 
 ### Breaking Changes
@@ -26,7 +46,6 @@
 ### Contributors
 - [@anjutiwari](https://github.com/anjutiwari) ([#7428](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/7428), [#8223](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8223))
 
-
 ## dbt-core 1.6.1 - August 23, 2023
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/core/dbt/version.py b/core/dbt/version.py
index c4d8d55f973..bd008938ebd 100644
--- a/core/dbt/version.py
+++ b/core/dbt/version.py
@@ -232,5 +232,5 @@ def _get_adapter_plugin_names() -> Iterator[str]:
             yield plugin_name
 
 
-__version__ = "1.6.2"
+__version__ = "1.6.3"
 installed = get_installed_version()
diff --git a/core/setup.py b/core/setup.py
index 1c990a4d346..89a69171490 100644
--- a/core/setup.py
+++ b/core/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 package_name = "dbt-core"
-package_version = "1.6.2"
+package_version = "1.6.3"
 description = """With dbt, data analysts and engineers can build analytics \
 the way engineers build applications."""
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 22218653ada..2fd76e9f0f3 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ FROM --platform=$build_for python:3.10.7-slim-bullseye as base
 # N.B. The refs updated automagically every release via bumpversion
 # N.B. dbt-postgres is currently found in the core codebase so a value of dbt-core@<some_version> is correct
 
-ARG dbt_core_ref=dbt-core@v1.6.2
-ARG dbt_postgres_ref=dbt-core@v1.6.2
-ARG dbt_redshift_ref=dbt-redshift@v1.6.2
-ARG dbt_bigquery_ref=dbt-bigquery@v1.6.2
-ARG dbt_snowflake_ref=dbt-snowflake@v1.6.2
-ARG dbt_spark_ref=dbt-spark@v1.6.2
+ARG dbt_core_ref=dbt-core@v1.6.3
+ARG dbt_postgres_ref=dbt-core@v1.6.3
+ARG dbt_redshift_ref=dbt-redshift@v1.6.3
+ARG dbt_bigquery_ref=dbt-bigquery@v1.6.3
+ARG dbt_snowflake_ref=dbt-snowflake@v1.6.3
+ARG dbt_spark_ref=dbt-spark@v1.6.3
 # special case args
 ARG dbt_spark_version=all
 ARG dbt_third_party
diff --git a/plugins/postgres/dbt/adapters/postgres/__version__.py b/plugins/postgres/dbt/adapters/postgres/__version__.py
index a9851426dc3..33a97d94409 100644
--- a/plugins/postgres/dbt/adapters/postgres/__version__.py
+++ b/plugins/postgres/dbt/adapters/postgres/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.6.2"
+version = "1.6.3"
diff --git a/plugins/postgres/setup.py b/plugins/postgres/setup.py
index 45f94216610..ea17141151b 100644
--- a/plugins/postgres/setup.py
+++ b/plugins/postgres/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def _dbt_psycopg2_name():
 
 
 package_name = "dbt-postgres"
-package_version = "1.6.2"
+package_version = "1.6.3"
 description = """The postgres adapter plugin for dbt (data build tool)"""
 
 this_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
diff --git a/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/__version__.py b/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/__version__.py
index a9851426dc3..33a97d94409 100644
--- a/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/__version__.py
+++ b/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.6.2"
+version = "1.6.3"
diff --git a/tests/adapter/setup.py b/tests/adapter/setup.py
index 27c9c8a843a..c52559a4217 100644
--- a/tests/adapter/setup.py
+++ b/tests/adapter/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 
 package_name = "dbt-tests-adapter"
-package_version = "1.6.2"
+package_version = "1.6.3"
 description = """The dbt adapter tests for adapter plugins"""
 
 this_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))