diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4fe84ee7ce..5099f79247 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3528,3 +3528,13 @@ Rom    May 2 2008
     lib/
         proc_control.C
         win_util.C
+
+Rom    May 2 2008 (HEAD)
+    - Bump version to 6.3.0
+    - Branch Source Tree 
+      boinc_core_release_6_2
+
+    /
+        configure.ac
+        version.h
+
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3605d08f54..9a6d8dec18 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dnl not sure exactly what the minimum version is (but 2.13 wont work)
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 
 dnl Set the BOINC version here.  You can also use the set-version script.
-AC_INIT(BOINC, 6.1.17)
+AC_INIT(BOINC, 6.3.0)
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug, 
     AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 974076efde..d433f3721a 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 #define BOINC_MAJOR_VERSION 6
 
 /* Minor part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 1
+#define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 3
 
 /* Release part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_RELEASE 17
+#define BOINC_RELEASE 0
 
 /* String representation of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "6.1.17"
+#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "6.3.0"
 
 /* Package is a pre-release (Alpha/Beta) package */
 #define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "BOINC"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 6.1.17"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 6.3.0"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "boinc"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.1.17"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.3.0"
 
 #endif /* #if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)) */