# CiviCRM 5.16.3

Released August 22, 2019

- **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
- **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
- **[Credits](#credits)**
- **[Feedback](#feedback)**

## <a name="synopsis"></a>Synopsis

| *Does this version...?*                                         |         |
|:--------------------------------------------------------------- |:-------:|
| Fix security vulnerabilities?                                   |   no    |
| Change the database schema?                                     |   no    |
| Alter the API?                                                  |   no    |
| Require attention to configuration options?                     |   no    |
| Fix problems installing or upgrading to a previous version?     | **yes** |
| Introduce features?                                             |   no    |
| **Fix bugs?**                                                   | **yes** |

## <a name="bugs"></a>Bugs resolved

- **_CiviCase_: Unable to merge contacts when cases have custom data
  ([dev/core#1183](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/issues/1183): [#15084](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/15084))**
- **_CiviContribute_: "Edit Contribution" screen mishandles "Additional Details" ([dev/financial#66](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/financial/issues/66): [#15108](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/15108))**
- **_Custom Fields_: When viewing multi-record custom fields of type file, a fatal error can occur if the files don't have a description ([dev/core#1186](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/issues/1186): [#15055](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/15055))**
- **_Upgrade_: Present meaningful error when upgrading fails on PHP 5.x ([dev/drupal#79](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/drupal/issues/79): [#15090](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/15090), [backdrop#100](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-backdrop/pull/100), [drupal#584](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal/pull/584), [wordpress#162](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress/pull/162))**

## <a name="credits"></a>Credits

This release was developed by the following authors and reviewers:

Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton; Tadpole Collective - Kevin
Cristiano; Megaphone Technology Consulting - Jon Goldberg; Greenpeace CEE -
Patrick Figel; Dave D; CiviDesk - Yashodha Chaku; CiviCRM - Tim Otten;
Christian Wach; Australian Greens - Seamus Lee; Andrew Thompson; Agileware -
Justin Freeman

## <a name="feedback"></a>Feedback

These release notes are edited by Tim Otten and Andrew Hunt.  If you'd like to
provide feedback on them, please login to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm and
contact `@agh1`.