diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index d8287d4ea19..b70b6db47a6 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Final
 
-__version__: Final = '8.2.2'
+__version__: Final = '8.3.0'
 __display_version__: Final = __version__  # used for command line version
 
 warnings.filterwarnings(
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 1.2
 #:    Before version 1.2, check the string ``sphinx.__version__``.
-version_info: Final = (8, 2, 2, 'final', 0)
+version_info: Final = (8, 3, 0, 'beta', 0)
 
 package_dir: Final = _StrPath(__file__).resolve().parent
 
-_in_development = False
+_in_development = True
 if _in_development:
     # Only import subprocess if needed
     import subprocess