diff --git a/ptext/io/write/ascii_art/ascii_logo.txt b/ptext/io/write/ascii_art/ascii_logo.txt
index a8736a9bc..63b5dd901 100644
--- a/ptext/io/write/ascii_art/ascii_logo.txt
+++ b/ptext/io/write/ascii_art/ascii_logo.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pText version 1.8.2
-Joris Schellekens
\ No newline at end of file
+pText version 1.8.3
+Joris Schellekens
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 71257bbb6..9a4145fe9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="ptext-joris-schellekens",  # Replace with your own username
-    version="1.8.2",
+    version="1.8.3",
     author="Joris Schellekens",
     author_email="joris.schellekens.1989@gmail.com",
     description="pText is a library for reading, creating and manipulating PDF files in python.",