diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2e1c40e..2a248c7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.2"
+  ".": "0.8.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d31761e..bbfc89d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.3](https://github.com/launchdarkly/openfeature-python-server/compare/0.8.2...0.8.3) (2026-10-05)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Explain non-blocking provider registration ([#65](https://github.com/launchdarkly/openfeature-python-server/issues/65)) ([447525f](https://github.com/launchdarkly/openfeature-python-server/commit/447525fa340c94eb10592937d8fc424d6f092333))
+
 ## [0.8.2](https://github.com/launchdarkly/openfeature-python-server/compare/0.8.1...0.8.2) (2026-10-02)
 
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 2f65bc4..81bb02b 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 author = u'LaunchDarkly'
 
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.8.2' # x-release-please-version
+version = '0.8.3' # x-release-please-version
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.8.2' # x-release-please-version
+release = '0.8.3' # x-release-please-version
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ld_openfeature/version.py b/ld_openfeature/version.py
index 1fefdaf..931b934 100644
--- a/ld_openfeature/version.py
+++ b/ld_openfeature/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "0.8.2"  # x-release-please-version
+VERSION = "0.8.3"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a726451..a53eb60 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "launchdarkly-openfeature-server"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 description = "An OpenFeature provider for the LaunchDarkly Python server SDK"
 authors = ["LaunchDarkly <dev@launchdarkly.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"