diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c83799a..2d640464 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 All changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [8.3.0] - 2020-03-18
+
+(websocket) Simplify ping/pong based heartbeat implementation
+
 ## [8.2.7] - 2020-03-17
 
 (ws) ws connect gains a new option to set the interval at which to send pings
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
index 8b91302f..65262236 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define IX_WEBSOCKET_VERSION "8.2.7"
+#define IX_WEBSOCKET_VERSION "8.3.0"