diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e592e1faf..d6f05795e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 - Replaced identicons with jazzicons
 - Fixed glitchy transitions
 
+## 1.8.3 2016-05-12
+
+- Bumped web3 to 0.6.0
+- Really fixed `eth_syncing` method response.
+
 ## 1.8.2 2016-05-11
 
 - Fixed bug where send view would not load correctly the first time it was visited per account.
diff --git a/app/manifest.json b/app/manifest.json
index 9288c3503..288c153c3 100644
--- a/app/manifest.json
+++ b/app/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "__MSG_appName__",
   "short_name": "Metamask",
-  "version": "1.8.2",
+  "version": "1.8.3",
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "description": "__MSG_appDescription__",
   "icons": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00f5e55ef..15e4c853f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "textarea-caret": "^3.0.1",
     "three.js": "^0.73.2",
     "through2": "^2.0.1",
-    "web3": "^0.15.1",
+    "web3": "ethereum/web3.js#0.16.0",
     "web3-provider-engine": "^7.6.3",
     "xtend": "^4.0.1"
   },