diff --git a/httpcore/__init__.py b/httpcore/__init__.py
index dc2011ec..16fd0b8b 100644
--- a/httpcore/__init__.py
+++ b/httpcore/__init__.py
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
     "WriteError",
     "CloseError",
 ]
-__version__ = "0.8.2"
+__version__ = "0.8.3"