diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 7af0fde5..68523df3 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DOWNLOAD_VERSION: 0.8.2
+DOWNLOAD_VERSION: 0.8.3
 
 ALERT_CLASS:
   all: 
diff --git a/_releases/2013-06-25-v0.8.3.md b/_releases/2013-06-25-v0.8.3.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de4e1da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_releases/2013-06-25-v0.8.3.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+title: Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.3 released
+---
+Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.3 is now available for download at:
+<http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.3/>
+
+This is a maintenance release that fixes many bugs and includes
+a few small new features.
+
+Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
+<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>