diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3b5766359..9afdcfd2a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.70.2
+v1.70.3
diff --git a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
index 26dafa9ed..ea5aaf20e 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.70.2
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.70.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fs/versiontag.go b/fs/versiontag.go
index 8a6cfc7d0..d957c5867 100644
--- a/fs/versiontag.go
+++ b/fs/versiontag.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package fs
 
 // VersionTag of rclone
-var VersionTag = "v1.70.2"
+var VersionTag = "v1.70.3"