diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
index 860747c760..1d05325c75 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 public class CoreVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
-    public final static String VERSION = "0.8.2";
+    public final static String VERSION = "0.8.3";
 
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Core version: " + VERSION);
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index e7ed2db0d1..b7f9b2d0c3 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* 2011-01-24  0.8.3 released
+
 2011-01-16 zzz
     * Console: Allow editing of console args
     * UDP: Prevent rare startup NPE
diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index 5b685f0a35..e48aa9164f 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>0.8.2</appversion>
+        <appversion>0.8.3</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="http://forum.i2p2.de/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/installer/resources/news.xml b/installer/resources/news.xml
index e542e7a249..b33b74b3df 100644
--- a/installer/resources/news.xml
+++ b/installer/resources/news.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 <!--
-<i2p.news date="$Date: 2010-12-22 00:00:00 $">
-<i2p.release version="0.8.2" date="2010/12/22" minVersion="0.6" />
+<i2p.news date="$Date: 2011-01-24 00:00:00 $">
+<i2p.release version="0.8.3" date="2011/01/24" minVersion="0.6" />
 -->
 <div lang="en">
-<h3>2010-12-22: <b>0.8.2 <a href="http://www.i2p2.i2p/release-0.8.2.html">Released</a></b></h3>
+<h3>2011-01-24: <b>0.8.3 <a href="http://www.i2p2.i2p/release-0.8.3.html">Released</a></b></h3>
 <p>
-The 0.8.2 release includes extensive bug fixes and theme updates in the router and in i2psnark.
-There are also optimizations to reduce memory usage in i2psnark.
-The HTTP and SOCKS proxies now support local and remote authorization.
-As usual, upgrading is recommended.
+The 0.8.3 release contains several performance improvements, including reduction of threads and
+memory usage, and faster I2CP (client-router) communication.
 </p><p>
-I2P will be at 27C3 in Berlin the week of the December 27th.
-Look for the I2P people there and ask for I2P stickers!
+There is also new SSL router console support
+(<a href="http://zzz.i2p/topics/800">instructions here</a>),
+a new <a href="/configreseed">reseed configuration page</a> including HTTP proxy support for those behind restrictive firewalls,
+a new <a href="/configclients#i2cp">I2CP configuration section</a> including I2CP-over-SSL support for remote clients,
+a new <a href="/i2ptunnel/edit?tunnel=3">server connection limits and blacklist configuration section</a> for enhanced DoS protection,
+and a new
+<a href="/i2ptunnel/edit?tunnel=0">HTTP proxy jump server configuration section</a> so you may easily add alternative jump servers.
+Statistics are now limited by default to reduce memory usage; the full set of statistics may be re-enabled on the
+<a href="/configstats">stats configuration page</a>.
+There are also bug fixes, of course, so
+as usual, upgrading is recommended.
 </p><p>
 Please help grow the network.
 Say hello to the volunteers on the <a href="irc://127.0.0.1:6668/i2p-help">#i2p-help IRC channel</a>.
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index cef5686075..a411b00998 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 12;
+    public final static long BUILD = 0;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
-    public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";
+    public final static String EXTRA = "";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + EXTRA;
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Router version: " + FULL_VERSION);