diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 580949e..0270e02 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 fastrlock changelog
 ===================
 
+0.8.3 (2024-12-17)
+==================
+
+* Rebuilt with Cython 3.0.11 to add Python 3.13 support.
+
+
 0.8.2 (2023-08-27)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/fastrlock/__init__.py b/fastrlock/__init__.py
index 89efd27..406b7df 100644
--- a/fastrlock/__init__.py
+++ b/fastrlock/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # this is a package
 
-__version__ = "0.8.2"
+__version__ = "0.8.3"
 
 
 class LockNotAcquired(Exception):