diff --git a/examples/sample/project.clj b/examples/sample/project.clj
index e87518b8..631d0a49 100644
--- a/examples/sample/project.clj
+++ b/examples/sample/project.clj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.10.1"]
                  [org.clojure/clojurescript "1.10.520"]
                  [org.clojure/core.async "0.4.500"]
-                 [binaryage/chromex "0.8.1"]
+                 [binaryage/chromex "0.8.3"]
                  [binaryage/devtools "0.9.10"]
                  [figwheel "0.5.19"]
                  [environ "1.1.0"]]
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 4ad96f61..f5034e61 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (def clojurescript-version (or (System/getenv "CANARY_CLOJURESCRIPT_VERSION") "1.10.520"))
-(defproject binaryage/chromex "0.8.2"
+(defproject binaryage/chromex "0.8.3"
   :description "A ClojureScript wrapper for writing Chrome Extensions and Apps."
   :url "https://github.com/binaryage/chromex"
   :license {:name         "MIT License"
diff --git a/src/lib/chromex/version.clj b/src/lib/chromex/version.clj
index 98bf3874..feb4f4a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/chromex/version.clj
+++ b/src/lib/chromex/version.clj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ; -- project version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-(def current-version "0.8.2")                                                                                                ; this should match our project.clj
+(def current-version "0.8.3")                                                                                                ; this should match our project.clj
 
 (defmacro get-current-version []
   current-version)