diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 100435be..ee94dd83 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.2
+0.8.3
diff --git a/crates/pap-python/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/pap-python/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ef5ecb5..e37828b6 100644
--- a/crates/pap-python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/pap-python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to the Python SDK will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.8.3] - 2026-05-08
+
+### Fixed
+- CI/CD workflow improvements for wheel building and release publishing
+
 ## [0.8.2] - 2026-04-18
 
 ### Added