diff --git a/.checkpackageignore b/.checkpackageignore
index 038e3d6dc6..27b1b2be68 100644
--- a/.checkpackageignore
+++ b/.checkpackageignore
@@ -502,15 +502,15 @@ package/gdb/15.1/0006-Fix-getrandom-compile-for-uclibc-v1.0.35.patch lib_patch.U
 package/gdb/15.1/0007-fix-musl-build-on-riscv.patch lib_patch.Upstream
 package/gdb/15.1/0008-gdbserver-Makefile.in-fix-NLS-build.patch lib_patch.Upstream
 package/gdb/15.1/0009-gdb-Fix-native-build-on-xtensa.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0001-ppc-ptrace-Define-pt_regs-uapi_pt_regs-on-GLIBC-syst.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0002-sh-ptrace-Define-pt_-dsp-regs-uapi_pt_-dsp-regs-on-G.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0003-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0004-gdbserver-fix-build-for-m68k.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0005-nat-fork-inferior-include-linux-ptrace.h.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0006-Fix-getrandom-compile-for-uclibc-v1.0.35.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0007-fix-musl-build-on-riscv.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0008-gdbserver-Makefile.in-fix-NLS-build.patch lib_patch.Upstream
-package/gdb/16.2/0009-gdb-Fix-native-build-on-xtensa.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0001-ppc-ptrace-Define-pt_regs-uapi_pt_regs-on-GLIBC-syst.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0002-sh-ptrace-Define-pt_-dsp-regs-uapi_pt_-dsp-regs-on-G.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0003-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0004-gdbserver-fix-build-for-m68k.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0005-nat-fork-inferior-include-linux-ptrace.h.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0006-Fix-getrandom-compile-for-uclibc-v1.0.35.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0007-fix-musl-build-on-riscv.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0008-gdbserver-Makefile.in-fix-NLS-build.patch lib_patch.Upstream
+package/gdb/16.3/0009-gdb-Fix-native-build-on-xtensa.patch lib_patch.Upstream
 package/genpart/0001-fix-return-code.patch lib_patch.Upstream
 package/gensio/0001-Fix-missing-EVP_PKEY_ED25519-build-error-on-libressl.patch lib_patch.Upstream
 package/gerbera/S99gerbera lib_sysv.Indent
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0001-ppc-ptrace-Define-pt_regs-uapi_pt_regs-on-GLIBC-syst.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0001-ppc-ptrace-Define-pt_regs-uapi_pt_regs-on-GLIBC-syst.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0001-ppc-ptrace-Define-pt_regs-uapi_pt_regs-on-GLIBC-syst.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0001-ppc-ptrace-Define-pt_regs-uapi_pt_regs-on-GLIBC-syst.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0002-sh-ptrace-Define-pt_-dsp-regs-uapi_pt_-dsp-regs-on-G.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0002-sh-ptrace-Define-pt_-dsp-regs-uapi_pt_-dsp-regs-on-G.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0002-sh-ptrace-Define-pt_-dsp-regs-uapi_pt_-dsp-regs-on-G.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0002-sh-ptrace-Define-pt_-dsp-regs-uapi_pt_-dsp-regs-on-G.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0003-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0003-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0003-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0003-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0004-gdbserver-fix-build-for-m68k.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0004-gdbserver-fix-build-for-m68k.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0004-gdbserver-fix-build-for-m68k.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0004-gdbserver-fix-build-for-m68k.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0005-nat-fork-inferior-include-linux-ptrace.h.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0005-nat-fork-inferior-include-linux-ptrace.h.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0005-nat-fork-inferior-include-linux-ptrace.h.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0005-nat-fork-inferior-include-linux-ptrace.h.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0006-Fix-getrandom-compile-for-uclibc-v1.0.35.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0006-Fix-getrandom-compile-for-uclibc-v1.0.35.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0006-Fix-getrandom-compile-for-uclibc-v1.0.35.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0006-Fix-getrandom-compile-for-uclibc-v1.0.35.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0007-fix-musl-build-on-riscv.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0007-fix-musl-build-on-riscv.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0007-fix-musl-build-on-riscv.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0007-fix-musl-build-on-riscv.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0008-gdbserver-Makefile.in-fix-NLS-build.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0008-gdbserver-Makefile.in-fix-NLS-build.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0008-gdbserver-Makefile.in-fix-NLS-build.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0008-gdbserver-Makefile.in-fix-NLS-build.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/16.2/0009-gdb-Fix-native-build-on-xtensa.patch b/package/gdb/16.3/0009-gdb-Fix-native-build-on-xtensa.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gdb/16.2/0009-gdb-Fix-native-build-on-xtensa.patch
rename to package/gdb/16.3/0009-gdb-Fix-native-build-on-xtensa.patch
diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in.host b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
index 42e3928a19..40fe4cf6d2 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ config BR2_GDB_VERSION
 	default "arc-2023.09-release" if BR2_arc
 	default "14.2"     if BR2_GDB_VERSION_14 || (!BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB && !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_9)
 	default "15.1"	   if BR2_GDB_VERSION_15 || (!BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_9)
-	default "16.2"	   if BR2_GDB_VERSION_16
+	default "16.3"	   if BR2_GDB_VERSION_16
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GDB || BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB
diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.hash b/package/gdb/gdb.hash
index 0336e4a7a4..3e2d5a9655 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.hash
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.hash
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # From https://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gdb/releases/sha512.sum
 sha512  7e07941f1fe661288cc571b4964012ceabc1760624fce20320db2f470c01439b2386f859b5288da13204b758e2e3b22a74c68c012178db93b9529b06f1e22ede  gdb-14.2.tar.xz
 sha512  0217434073023a8b8316088bf3ee95d53a1b6a7897f6269095429016a8900f9a05e130c390d8d5d5550cc515c16519de1071d8eef96aa58e38056c7e37da1d8b  gdb-15.1.tar.xz
-sha512  f04a6335dbdee371edb7e3213294fcbb878ac39adedb73f7e17e621f54350488f5f5bea9bc742639239c122d590bed158771a74fc3aaeaa7fa0ae304232576a3  gdb-16.2.tar.xz
+sha512  fffd6689c3405466a179670b04720dc825e4f210a761f63dd2b33027432f8cd5d1c059c431a5ec9e165eedd1901220b5329d73c522f9a444788888c731b29e9c  gdb-16.3.tar.xz
 
 # Locally calculated (fetched from Github)
 sha512  3518b47d5c11d1fb478ee152bde1719363f9391db73f3b9f5491217c17742bef8ebca6a51a40302dfaa9476c5a32a8b8f70a4bf64289422dea5f750ae53ab88d  gdb-arc-2023.09-release.tar.gz