diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d052ab3abd4..510a145210a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # PlayCanvas Engine Changes
 
+### v0.168.3
+* [FIX] Fix alpha sorting
+
 ### v0.168.2
 * [FIX] Scripts with absolute URLs get attributes initialized correctly again.
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2c28a1f0572..091af80b7e0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.169.0-dev
+0.168.3