diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 04419f98b..5a1f905bf 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ This list is detailed and covers changes in each pre-release version.
     ..  Version 9.8.1 — 2027-07-27
     ..  --------------------------
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+.. _changes_63:
+
+Version 6.3 — 2022-01-25
+------------------------
 
 - Feature: Added the ``lcov`` command to generate reports in LCOV format.
   Thanks, `Bradley Burns <pull 1289_>`_. Closes issues `587 <issue 587_>`_
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ Unreleased
 .. _pull 1289: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/1289
 .. _pull 1304: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/1304
 
+
 .. _changes_62:
 
 Version 6.2 — 2021-11-26
diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index 37ded535b..4e589c8be 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Copyright 2001 Gareth Rees.  All rights reserved.
-Copyright 2004-2021 Ned Batchelder.  All rights reserved.
+Copyright 2004-2022 Ned Batchelder.  All rights reserved.
 
 Except where noted otherwise, this software is licensed under the Apache
 License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5aee28636..b9b60ccb6 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Documentation is on `Read the Docs`_.  Code repository and issue tracker are on
 
 
 **New in 6.x:** dropped support for Python 2.7, 3.5, and 3.6;
+write data on SIGTERM;
 added support for 3.10 match/case statements.
 
 
diff --git a/coverage/version.py b/coverage/version.py
index 8752e8432..f85e7cde2 100644
--- a/coverage/version.py
+++ b/coverage/version.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # This file is exec'ed in setup.py, don't import anything!
 
 # Same semantics as sys.version_info.
-version_info = (6, 3, 0, "alpha", 0)
+version_info = (6, 3, 0, "final", 0)
 
 
 def _make_version(major, minor, micro, releaselevel, serial):
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 84a4577e7..06c49dd1b 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -57,18 +57,18 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'Coverage.py'
-copyright = '2009\N{EN DASH}2021, Ned Batchelder'       # CHANGEME  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+copyright = '2009\N{EN DASH}2022, Ned Batchelder'       # CHANGEME  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "6.2"                                 # CHANGEME
+version = "6.3"                                 # CHANGEME
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "6.2"                                 # CHANGEME
+release = "6.3"                                 # CHANGEME
 # The date of release, in "monthname day, year" format.
-release_date = "November 26, 2021"              # CHANGEME
+release_date = "January 25, 2022"               # CHANGEME
 
 rst_epilog = """
 .. |release_date| replace:: {release_date}
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 74193cbb4..0b06b23f0 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ supported on:
 .. ifconfig:: prerelease
 
     **This is a pre-release build.  The usual warnings about possible bugs
-    apply.** The latest stable version is coverage.py 6.2, `described here`_.
+    apply.** The latest stable version is coverage.py 6.3, `described here`_.
 
 
 .. _described here: http://coverage.readthedocs.io/
diff --git a/howto.txt b/howto.txt
index b11f34814..12bc5b337 100644
--- a/howto.txt
+++ b/howto.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
         version_info = (4, 0, 2, "candidate", 1)
         version_info = (4, 0, 2, "final", 0)
 - Supported Python version numbers. Search for "PYVERSIONS".
-    - Python version number in classifiers in setup.py
 - Copyright date in NOTICE.txt
 - Update CHANGES.rst, including release date.
     - don't forget the jump target
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@
     - Version, release, release_date and copyright date in doc/conf.py
         - Look for CHANGEME comments
     - Make sure the docs are cogged:
-        $ make cogdoc
+        $ make prebuild
     - Don't forget the man page: doc/python-coverage.1.txt
     - Check that the docs build correctly:
         $ tox -e doc