diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1f0bac2..e2b5d7c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+For release 0.8.3:
+  - added support for building with newer JDKs. thanks @dlitz
+
 For release 0.8.2:
   - bugfix: using tab completion would crash the virtual machine.
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 100435b..ee94dd8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.2
+0.8.3
diff --git a/etc/libreadline-java.spec b/etc/libreadline-java.spec
index 729029d..fa3f645 100644
--- a/etc/libreadline-java.spec
+++ b/etc/libreadline-java.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define version 0.8.2
+%define version 0.8.3
 
 Summary: java wrapper for the GNU-readline library
 Copyright: GNU Lesser General Public License
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0d1648d..d539053 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>org.gnu</groupId>
   <artifactId>libreadline-java</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.8.3</version>
   <name>java-readline</name>
   <issueManagement>
     <url>https://github.com/aclemons/java-readline/issues</url>
diff --git a/web/index-dutch.html b/web/index-dutch.html
index 5346cfe..b5c0c4b 100644
--- a/web/index-dutch.html
+++ b/web/index-dutch.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ <H2>Omschrijving</H2>
 <p>Heb je Java-Readline op andere platformen werkend gekregen? Laat het me weten. </p>
 <hr>
 <h2>Download</h2>
-<p>Er zijn verschillende pakketten beschikbaar om te downloaden. Bekijk hiervoor de <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48669"><strong>download sectie</strong></a> van het Java-Readline project. De huidige versie is 0.8.2. </p>
+<p>Er zijn verschillende pakketten beschikbaar om te downloaden. Bekijk hiervoor de <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48669"><strong>download sectie</strong></a> van het Java-Readline project. De huidige versie is 0.8.3. </p>
 <hr>
 <h2>Mailing lijsten</h2>
 <p>Er zijn verschillende Java-Readline gerelateerde mailinglijsten waar je lid van kan worden: </p>
diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index c3490df..16494c3 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ <H2>Download</H2>
     <p>Various packages are available for download. See the <a
        href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48669">download
        area</a> of the Java-Readline project. The current version is
-      <strong>0.8.2</strong>.
+      <strong>0.8.3</strong>.
 
     <hr>
     <H2>Mailing Lists</H2>