diff --git a/README b/README
index 849e13066..b04e9941c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-This is the README file for Subsurface 4.0.2
+This is the README file for Subsurface 4.0.3
 
 After the release of Subsurface 3.1 the Subsurface developer team
 decided to make a major change in the development direction of the
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ As always in a massive rewrite like this, there are still a small
 handful of known bugs and issues - please check ReleaseNotes.txt and
 our bug tracker at trac.hohndel.org.
 
-The latest public version is Subsurface 4.0.2, released in January of 2014.
+The latest public version is Subsurface 4.0.3, released in February of 2014.
 
 License: GPLv2
 
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ You can also browse the sources via gitweb at git.hohndel.org
 If you want the latest release (instead of the bleeding edge
 development version) you can either get this via
 
-git checkout v4.0.2  (or whatever the last release is)
+git checkout v4.0.3-branch  (or whatever the last release is)
 
 if you have already cloned the git repository as shown above or you
 can get a tar ball from
 
-http://subsurface.hohndel.org/downloads/Subsurface-4.0.2.tgz
+http://subsurface.hohndel.org/downloads/Subsurface-4.0.3.tgz
 
 
 Basic Usage:
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes.txt
index a07542419..6acdc22af 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-			Subsurface 4.0.2
+			Subsurface 4.0.3
 			================
 
 The Subsurface developer team is proud to announce the release of the
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ available, the tank pressure curve) in very innovative ways that give
 the user additional information on relative velocity (and momentary
 air consumption) during the dive through the coloring of the graphs.
 
+New in version 4.0.3 (compared to Subsurface 4.0.2):
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+- fixed a bug under certain circumstances that prevented downloading for
+  dive computers
+
 New in version 4.0.2 (compared to Subsurface 4.0.1):
 ----------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/subsurface.pro b/subsurface.pro
index 5d51d242a..b4c11200f 100644
--- a/subsurface.pro
+++ b/subsurface.pro
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INCLUDEPATH += qt-ui $$PWD
 mac: TARGET = Subsurface
 else: TARGET = subsurface
 
-VERSION = 4.0.2
+VERSION = 4.0.3
 
 HEADERS = \
 	color.h \