diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 24d5689..2aed50b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.8.2"
+  ".": "1.8.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50c81b1..c6188ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.8.3](https://github.com/bedrock-python/pg-partsmith/compare/pg-partsmith-v1.8.2...pg-partsmith-v1.8.3) (2026-10-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* a refused detach no longer starts the drop grace ([#112](https://github.com/bedrock-python/pg-partsmith/issues/112)) ([fdbfb81](https://github.com/bedrock-python/pg-partsmith/commit/fdbfb81e65b3f31b8bc96a65452fdf81525889cb)), closes [#105](https://github.com/bedrock-python/pg-partsmith/issues/105)
+
 ## [1.8.2](https://github.com/bedrock-python/pg-partsmith/compare/pg-partsmith-v1.8.1...pg-partsmith-v1.8.2) (2026-10-16)
 
 
diff --git a/pg_partsmith/__version__.py b/pg_partsmith/__version__.py
index c541a04..cb4e545 100644
--- a/pg_partsmith/__version__.py
+++ b/pg_partsmith/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.8.2"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "1.8.3"  # x-release-please-version