diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b0ba3ce89..8f43cd81a8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project(KWIN)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "5.8.2")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "5.8.3")
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)