diff --git a/config.h.mingw b/config.h.mingw
index 5871b44db..348d6e075 100644
--- a/config.h.mingw
+++ b/config.h.mingw
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 #define STDC_HEADERS 1
 
 /* Version number of package */
-#define VERSION "0.8.1"
+#define VERSION "0.8.3"
 
 /* big endian system */
 /* #undef WORDS_BIGENDIAN */