diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c9c3fb71..e0b34a42 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "16.3.1"
+  ".": "16.3.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af149f6d..3dff5d76 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ New entries are maintained by Release Please.
 
 Release tags are https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib/releases .
 
+## [16.3.2](https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib/compare/v16.3.1...v16.3.2) (2026-09-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* metadata in gems ([d727297](https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib/commit/d727297b4fff4e98287058b0ea26c093a0aab334))
+
 ## [16.3.1](https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib/compare/v16.3.0...v16.3.1) (2026-09-13)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/appium_lib/version.rb b/lib/appium_lib/version.rb
index 089073d5..32b3de70 100644
--- a/lib/appium_lib/version.rb
+++ b/lib/appium_lib/version.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 
 module Appium
   # Version and Date are defined on the 'Appium' module, not 'Appium::Common'
-  VERSION = '16.3.1' unless defined? ::Appium::VERSION
-  DATE    = '2026-09-13' unless defined? ::Appium::DATE # x-release-please-date
+  VERSION = '16.3.2' unless defined? ::Appium::VERSION
+  DATE    = '2026-09-14' unless defined? ::Appium::DATE # x-release-please-date
 end