diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af4c0972..3ea6cde7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,28 @@
 # 1.8.3
+* FEATURE: colibris is now the default skin for new installs
+* FEATURE: improved colibris visuals, and migrated to Flexbox layout
+* FEATURE: skin variants: colibris skin colors can be easily customized. Visit http://127.0.0.1:9001/p/test#skinvariantsbuilder
 * REQUIREMENTS: minimum required Node version is **10.13.0 LTS**.
+* MINOR: stability fixes for the async migration in 1.8.0 (fixed many UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning and the few remaining crashes)
+* MINOR: improved stability of import/export functionality
+* MINOR: fixed many small UI quirks (timeslider, import/export, chat)
+* MINOR: Docker images are now built & run in production mode by default
+* MINOR: reduced the size of the Docker images
+* MINOR: better documented cookies and configuration parameters of the Docker image
+* MINOR: better database support (especially MySQL)
+* MINOR: additional test coverage
+* MINOR: restored compatibility with ep_hash_auth
+* MINOR: migrate from swagger-node-express to openapi-backend
+* MINOR: honor the Accept-Language HTTP headers sent by browsers, eventually serving language variants
+* PERFORMANCE: correctly send HTTP/304 for minified files
+* SECURITY: bumped many dependencies. At the time of the release, this version has 0 reported vulnerabilities by npm audit
+* SECURITY: never send referrer when opening a link
+* SECURITY: rate limit imports and exports
+* SECURITY: do not allow pad import if a user never contributed to that pad
+* SECURITY: expose configuration parameter for limiting max import size
 
 *BREAKING CHANGE*: undoing the "clear authorship colors" command is no longer supported (see https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/2802)
+*BREAKING CHANGE*: the visuals and CSS structure of the page was updated. Plugins may need a CSS rehaul
 
 # 1.8
 * SECURITY: change referrer policy so that Etherpad addresses aren't leaked when links are clicked (discussion: https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/pull/3636)
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index c2d59e11..5632ab61 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@
     "test": "nyc mocha --timeout 5000 ../tests/backend/specs/api",
     "test-container": "nyc mocha --timeout 5000 ../tests/container/specs/api"
   },
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.3",
   "license": "Apache-2.0"
 }