diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fec4e9ed8e..47192ee9f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
+#### v4.6.3 (2025-11-20)
+
+##### Chores
+
+*  incrementing version number - v4.6.2 (f98747db)
+*  update changelog for v4.6.2 (8da3819c)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.6.1 (f47aa678)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.6.0 (ee395bc5)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.5.2 (ad2da639)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.5.1 (69f4b61f)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.5.0 (f05c5d06)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.4.6 (074043ad)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.4.5 (6f106923)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.4.4 (d323af44)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.4.3 (d354c2eb)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.4.2 (55c510ae)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.4.1 (5ae79b4e)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.4.0 (0a75eee3)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.3.2 (b92b5d80)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.3.1 (308e6b9f)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.3.0 (bff291db)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.2.2 (17fecc24)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.2.1 (852a270c)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.2.0 (87581958)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.1.1 (b2afbb16)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.1.0 (36c80850)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.6 (4a52fb2e)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.5 (1792a62b)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.4 (b1125cce)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.3 (2b65c735)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.2 (73fe5fcf)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.1 (a461b758)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.0 (c1eaee45)
+
+##### Bug Fixes
+
+*  update validator dep. to get fix for CVE-2025-56200 (af477d0c)
+*  missing logic in mocks.notes.private that precluded the use of emoji (76a07d59)
+*  tiny fix for IS when page is empty (12dab849)
+
 #### v4.6.2 (2025-11-19)
 
 ##### Chores
diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 8a9138cc47..92ab2cd6fb 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "nodebb",
     "license": "GPL-3.0",
     "description": "NodeBB Forum",
-    "version": "4.6.2",
+    "version": "4.6.3",
     "homepage": "https://www.nodebb.org",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/test/user/custom-fields.js b/test/user/custom-fields.js
index df4feb2432..8a637f49a2 100644
--- a/test/user/custom-fields.js
+++ b/test/user/custom-fields.js
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ describe('custom user fields', () => {
 			{ message: '[[error:custom-user-field-invalid-link, Website]]' },
 		);
 
+		await assert.rejects(
+			user.updateProfile(highRepUid, {
+				uid: highRepUid,
+				website: 'javascript:alert("xss")',
+			}),
+			{ message: '[[error:custom-user-field-invalid-link, Website]]' },
+		);
+
 		await assert.rejects(
 			user.updateProfile(highRepUid, {
 				uid: highRepUid,