diff --git a/.github/workflows/releasebuild.yml b/.github/workflows/releasebuild.yml
index 44c96a8..7889006 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releasebuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releasebuild.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python_tag: ["cp37-*", "cp38-*", "cp39-*", "cp310-*"]
+        python_tag: ["cp36-*", "cp37-*", "cp38-*", "cp39-*", "cp310-*"]
         os: [windows-latest]
     env:
       CIBW_BUILD: ${{matrix.python_tag}}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python_tag: ["cp37-*", "cp38-*", "cp39-*", "cp310-*"]
+        python_tag: ["cp36-*", "cp37-*", "cp38-*", "cp39-*", "cp310-*"]
         os: [macos-latest]
     env:
       CIBW_BUILD: ${{matrix.python_tag}}
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0bfbd57..fe4e75f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.2
\ No newline at end of file
+1.8.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 19ff45f..b864ca3 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ copyright = '2021, Max Bachmann'
 author = 'Max Bachmann'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '1.8.2'
+release = '1.8.3'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py b/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
index 9bfdd36..a3e0bf3 100644
--- a/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ rapid string matching library
 """
 __author__ = "Max Bachmann"
 __license__ = "MIT"
-__version__ = "1.8.2"
+__version__ = "1.8.3"
 
 from rapidfuzz import process, fuzz, utils, levenshtein, string_metric