diff --git a/IMPROVEMENTS b/IMPROVEMENTS
index 92fd3b81..592fb63a 100644
--- a/IMPROVEMENTS
+++ b/IMPROVEMENTS
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Improvements in nano
 ====================
 
 Since 2.6.0:
+  - Ctrl+Arrow should now work also on a Linux virtual console.
   - Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down jump to previous or next block of text.
   - Feedback during Unicode Input (M-V followed by six digits).
   - The option 'wordchars' for specifying extra word characters.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 32da543d..384b727f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2016.08.10 - nano 2.6.3 "Marika" makes the Ctrl+Arrow keys work also on
+		a Linux virtual console, takes as verbatim only the very
+		first keystroke after M-V, removes any lock files that it
+		holds when dying, doesn't abort when a word contains digits
+		(when using the default speller), fixes a small sorting bug
+		in the file browser, makes searching case-insensitively in
+		a UTF-8 locale a little faster, and doesn't enter invalid
+		bytes when holding down both Alt keys.  Santé!
+
 2016.07.28 - nano 2.6.2 "Le vent nous portera" adds two new features: the
 		keystrokes Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down for jumping between blocks
 		of text, and the option 'wordchars' for specifying which
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8278fe30..514c0835 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,
 # USA.
 
-AC_INIT([nano], [2.6.2], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([nano], [2.6.3], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
diff --git a/doc/man/nano.1 b/doc/man/nano.1
index 83249952..9b6450ea 100644
--- a/doc/man/nano.1
+++ b/doc/man/nano.1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANO 1 "version 2.6.2" "July 2016"
+.TH NANO 1 "version 2.6.3" "August 2016"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 
diff --git a/doc/man/nanorc.5 b/doc/man/nanorc.5
index 289fb178..fcdc251d 100644
--- a/doc/man/nanorc.5
+++ b/doc/man/nanorc.5
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANORC 5 "version 2.6.2" "July 2016"
+.TH NANORC 5 "version 2.6.3" "August 2016"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .SH NAME
diff --git a/doc/man/rnano.1 b/doc/man/rnano.1
index 961e267c..f1a8efa8 100644
--- a/doc/man/rnano.1
+++ b/doc/man/rnano.1
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH RNANO 1 "version 2.6.2" "July 2016"
+.TH RNANO 1 "version 2.6.3" "August 2016"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .SH NAME
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/nano.texi b/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
index 9e3faead..4f39c1e3 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 @smallbook
 @set EDITION 0.4
-@set VERSION 2.6.2
-@set UPDATED July 2016
+@set VERSION 2.6.3
+@set UPDATED August 2016
 
 @dircategory Editors
 @direntry
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 @titlepage
 @title @code{nano}
 @subtitle a small and friendly text editor.
-@subtitle version 2.6.2
+@subtitle version 2.6.3
 
 @author Chris Allegretta
 @page