diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fb28af50f2a..b6787d37d95 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var DefaultOrgStore = DefaultSessionManager{}
 var DefaultQuotaStore = DefaultSessionManager{}
 var MonitoringHandler TykEventHandler
 var RPCListener = RPCStorageHandler{}
-var VERSION string = "v1.8"
+var VERSION string = "v1.8.3"
 
 var ApiSpecRegister = make(map[string]*APISpec)
 var keyGen = DefaultKeyGenerator{}