diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bf0e1e68d..0cfaf53d8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ ENDMACRO()
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR X )
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR Y )
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH Z )
-SET( JSONCPP_VERSION 1.8.2 )
+SET( JSONCPP_VERSION 1.8.3 )
 jsoncpp_parse_version( ${JSONCPP_VERSION} JSONCPP_VERSION )
 #IF(NOT JSONCPP_VERSION_FOUND)
 #    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to parse version string properly. Expect X.Y.Z")
 #ENDIF(NOT JSONCPP_VERSION_FOUND)
-SET( JSONCPP_SOVERSION 11 )
+SET( JSONCPP_SOVERSION 19 )
 SET( JSONCPP_USE_SECURE_MEMORY "0" CACHE STRING "-D...=1 to use memory-wiping allocator for STL" )
 
 MESSAGE(STATUS "JsonCpp Version: ${JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR}.${JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH}")
diff --git a/include/json/version.h b/include/json/version.h
index d95396189..b1d2a5ff4 100644
--- a/include/json/version.h
+++ b/include/json/version.h
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #ifndef JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
 
-# define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.8.2"
+# define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.8.3"
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR 8
-# define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 2
+# define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 3
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_QUALIFIER
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_HEXA ((JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR << 24) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR << 16) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH << 8))
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 010e06b27..f2a6800f8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'jsoncpp',
   'cpp',
-  version : '1.8.2',
+  version : '1.8.3',
   default_options : [
     'buildtype=release',
     'warning_level=1'],
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jsoncpp_lib = library(
     'src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp',
     'src/lib_json/json_value.cpp',
     'src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp'],
-  soversion : 18,
+  soversion : 19,
   install : true,
   include_directories : jsoncpp_include_directories)
 
diff --git a/src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp b/src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp
index c4cfa05a5..d24d7cfb7 100644
--- a/src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp
+++ b/src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 // recognized in your jurisdiction.
 // See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+
 /* This executable is used for testing parser/writer using real JSON files.
  */
 
@@ -324,3 +327,5 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     return 1;
   }
 }
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
index 02f1cb11b..802f96c1d 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ void StyledWriter::writeCommentBeforeValue(const Value& root) {
   while (iter != comment.end()) {
     document_ += *iter;
     if (*iter == '\n' &&
-       (iter != comment.end() && *(iter + 1) == '/'))
+       ((iter+1) != comment.end() && *(iter + 1) == '/'))
       writeIndent();
     ++iter;
   }
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ void StyledStreamWriter::writeCommentBeforeValue(const Value& root) {
   while (iter != comment.end()) {
     *document_ << *iter;
     if (*iter == '\n' &&
-       (iter != comment.end() && *(iter + 1) == '/'))
+       ((iter+1) != comment.end() && *(iter + 1) == '/'))
       // writeIndent();  // would include newline
       *document_ << indentString_;
     ++iter;
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ void BuiltStyledStreamWriter::writeCommentBeforeValue(Value const& root) {
   while (iter != comment.end()) {
     *sout_ << *iter;
     if (*iter == '\n' &&
-       (iter != comment.end() && *(iter + 1) == '/'))
+       ((iter+1) != comment.end() && *(iter + 1) == '/'))
       // writeIndent();  // would write extra newline
       *sout_ << indentString_;
     ++iter;
diff --git a/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp b/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
index 44f6591ed..26e01cd05 100644
--- a/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
+++ b/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 // recognized in your jurisdiction.
 // See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+
 #include "jsontest.h"
 #include <json/config.h>
 #include <json/json.h>
@@ -2587,3 +2590,5 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 
   return runner.runCommandLine(argc, argv);
 }
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
diff --git a/version b/version
index 53adb84c8..a7ee35a3e 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.2
+1.8.3