diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6281dcb..b4c5e99 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## 0.8.3 (2025-02-04)
+
+
+### Bug fixes:
+
+- Fix parsing of boolean values for use_prerelease_versions. @davisagli [#47](https://github.com/plone/cookieplone/issues/47)
+- Use the `init.defaultBranch` setting in git `config` if available, else `main`, as the branch name for new git repositories. @davisagli
+  customized via the `init.defaultBranch` setting in git config. @davisagli [#135](https://github.com/plone/cookieplone/issues/135)
+
 ## 0.8.2 (2025-01-14)
 
 
diff --git a/cookieplone/__init__.py b/cookieplone/__init__.py
index fa6b549..0bee56c 100644
--- a/cookieplone/__init__.py
+++ b/cookieplone/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-present Plone Foundation <board@plone.org>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-__version__ = "0.8.3.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.8.3"
diff --git a/news/135.bugfix b/news/135.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/news/135.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Use the `init.defaultBranch` setting in git `config` if available, else `main`, as the branch name for new git repositories. @davisagli
-customized via the `init.defaultBranch` setting in git config. @davisagli
diff --git a/news/47.bugfix b/news/47.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 27fb817..0000000
--- a/news/47.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix parsing of boolean values for use_prerelease_versions. @davisagli