diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b8a43fe6..031e2d49 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.8.3.dev0
+1.8.3
  * #665: BREAKING: Simplify logging logic as follows: Syslog verbosity is now disabled by
    default, but setting the "--syslog-verbosity" flag enables it regardless of whether you're at an
    interactive console. Additionally, "--log-file-verbosity" and "--monitoring-verbosity" now
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c9c16d37..7a8dc8ad 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-VERSION = '1.8.3.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.8.3'
 
 
 setup(