diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8504c45c..721b54b5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake )
 #
 set(GETTEXT_PACKAGE "geary")
 set(RELEASE_NAME "Lightweight email client for GNOME.")
-set(VERSION "0.8.2")
+set(VERSION "0.8.3")
 set(VERSION_INFO "Release")
 set(LANGUAGE_SUPPORT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/locale)
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d00be6d6..c5cc8f6c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+Geary 0.8.3 - 19 December 2014
+------------------------------
+
+  * Prevent race condition causing Geary window not to open (#737811)
+  * Compile with Vala 0.28 (#741077)
+  * Updated SSLv3 POODLE fallback (#741132)
+  * Fixed connection state handler to return to IDLE
+  * Removed unnecessary assertion causing crashes for intl users (#739316)
+  * Updated German help translations
+  * Updated translations
+
+
 Geary 0.8.2 - 4 November 2014
 -----------------------------
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 166997b2..68e33409 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+geary (0.8.3-1~utopic1) utopic; urgency=low
+
+  * Prevent race condition causing Geary window not to open (#737811)
+  * Compile with Vala 0.28 (#741077)
+  * Updated SSLv3 POODLE fallback (#741132)
+  * Fixed connection state handler to return to IDLE
+  * Removed unnecessary assertion causing crashes for intl users (#739316)
+  * Updated German help translations
+  * Updated translations
+
+ -- Jim Nelson <jim@yorba.org>  Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:50:32 -0800
+
 geary (0.8.2-1~utopic1) utopic; urgency=low
 
   * "View Source" creates temp files only readable by user (#724436)