diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 103e5a16..e87bce2c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ defmodule MyApp.Mixfile do
   defp deps do
     [
       # add to your existing deps
-      {:kafka_ex, "~> 0.8.2"},
+      {:kafka_ex, "~> 0.8.3"},
       # if using snappy compression
       {:snappy, git: "https://github.com/fdmanana/snappy-erlang-nif"}
     ]
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 683d73c1..4ffeb652 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule KafkaEx.Mixfile do
   def project do
     [
       app: :kafka_ex,
-      version: "0.8.2",
+      version: "0.8.3",
       elixir: "~> 1.1",
       dialyzer: [
         plt_add_deps: :transitive,