diff --git a/IPython/Release.py b/IPython/Release.py
index 45534fe..c36d249 100644
--- a/IPython/Release.py
+++ b/IPython/Release.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ name = 'ipython'
 # because bdist_rpm does not accept dashes (an RPM) convention, and
 # bdist_deb does not accept underscores (a Debian convention).
 
-revision = '114'
+revision = '117'
 branch = 'ipython'
 
 if branch == 'ipython':
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if branch == 'ipython':
 else:
     version = '0.8.3.bzr.r%s.%s'  % (revision,branch)
 
-version = '0.8.3.rc1'
+version = '0.8.3'
 
 description = "An enhanced interactive Python shell."
 
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index b89417f..ffc7e55 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	* iplib.py, ipmaker.py: survive lack of doctest and site._Helper
 	for minimal environments (e.g. Maemo sdk python)
 
+	* Branch for 0.8.3	
+
 2008-05-14  Ville Vainio <vivainio@gmail.com>
 
 	* Extensions/ipy_greedycompleter.py: