diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4e342e58..2b097df1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2023-09-07 version 1.8.3
+* Add return_named_type and return_named_type_override (@scottbelden in PR #710)
+
 2023-07-18 version 1.8.2
 * Fix issue with aliasing referenced schemas (@SerikDM in PR #704)
 
diff --git a/fastavro/__init__.py b/fastavro/__init__.py
index 2b6e064c..eed39df1 100644
--- a/fastavro/__init__.py
+++ b/fastavro/__init__.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         writer(out, schema, records)
 """
 
-__version_info__ = (1, 8, 2)
+__version_info__ = (1, 8, 3)
 __version__ = "%s.%s.%s" % __version_info__