diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1e5fd85e..9c986e247 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 ===
 
+## Version 6.83.0
+
+### ✨ New & Improved
+
+* support legacy gemoji ([#873](https://github.com/readmeio/markdown/issues/873)) ([c34b8fe](https://github.com/readmeio/markdown/commit/c34b8fe20581b96956aa3e17624e407e41a6e5e3))
+
 ## Version 6.82.1
 
 ### 🛠 Fixes & Updates
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6f80deba9..95b46d025 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@readme/markdown",
-  "version": "6.82.1",
+  "version": "6.83.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@readme/markdown",
-      "version": "6.82.1",
+      "version": "6.83.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@readme/syntax-highlighter": "^13.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85f671f5a..34515b84a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@readme/markdown",
   "description": "ReadMe's React-based Markdown parser",
   "author": "Rafe Goldberg <rafe@readme.io>",
-  "version": "6.82.1",
+  "version": "6.83.0",
   "main": "dist/main.node.js",
   "browser": "dist/main.js",
   "files": [