diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74464ea3..e6b66e12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SOCI - The C++ Database Access Library
 
-[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/SOCI/soci.svg)](https://github.com/SOCI/soci/releases/tag/v4.0.2)
-[![GitHub commits](https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/SOCI/soci/v4.0.2.svg)](https://github.com/SOCI/soci/tree/release/4.0)
+[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/SOCI/soci.svg)](https://github.com/SOCI/soci/releases/tag/v4.0.3)
+[![GitHub commits](https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/SOCI/soci/v4.0.3.svg)](https://github.com/SOCI/soci/tree/release/4.0)
 
 [![Website](https://img.shields.io/website-up-down-green-red/http/shields.io.svg?label=soci.sourceforge.net)](http://soci.sourceforge.net)
 [![SourceForge](https://img.shields.io/sourceforge/dm/soci.svg)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/soci/files/)
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1ef66f3e..e1718d00 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 4.0.2.{build}
+version: 4.0.3.{build}
 
 skip_commits:
   files:
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 91342272..020c6f42 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ SOCI offers also extensive [integration with Boost](boost.md) datatypes (optiona
 Starting from its 2.0.0 release, SOCI uses the plug-in architecture for
 backends - this allows to target various database servers.
 
-Currently (SOCI 4.0.2), backends for following database systems are supported:
+Currently (SOCI 4.0.3), backends for following database systems are supported:
 
 * [DB2](backends/db2.md)
 * [Firebird](backends/firebird.md)
diff --git a/include/soci/version.h b/include/soci/version.h
index 1e30998c..1f56d117 100644
--- a/include/soci/version.h
+++ b/include/soci/version.h
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 //  SOCI_VERSION / 100 % 1000 is the minor version
 //  SOCI_VERSION / 100000 is the major version
 
-#define SOCI_VERSION 400002
+#define SOCI_VERSION 400003
 
 //
 //  SOCI_LIB_VERSION must be defined to be the same as SOCI_VERSION
 //  but as a *string* in the form "x_y[_z]" where x is the major version
 //  number, y is the minor version number, and z is the patch level if not 0.
 
-#define SOCI_LIB_VERSION "4_0_2"
+#define SOCI_LIB_VERSION "4_0_3"
 
 #endif // SOCI_VERSION_HPP