diff --git a/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/proto/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/proto/__init__.py
index c6777043e..f9001fb98 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/proto/__init__.py
+++ b/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/proto/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from .invoice import Invoice
 from .onion import OnionPayload, TlvPayload, LegacyOnionPayload
 from .wire import LightningConnection, LightningServerSocket
 
-__version__ = '0.8.2'
+__version__ = '0.8.3'
 
 __all__ = [
     "Invoice",
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-proto/setup.py b/contrib/pyln-proto/setup.py
index 1e1ea5364..804f1d30f 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-proto/setup.py
+++ b/contrib/pyln-proto/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ with io.open('requirements.txt', encoding='utf-8') as f:
     requirements = [r for r in f.read().split('\n') if len(r)]
 
 setup(name='pyln-proto',
-      version='0.8.2',
+      version='0.8.3',
       description='Pure python implementation of the Lightning Network protocol',
       long_description=long_description,
       long_description_content_type='text/markdown',