diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 12852318a..729372e0b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+# PipeWire 1.5.83 (2025-11-06)
+
+This is the third 1.6 release candidate that is API and ABI
+compatible with previous 1.4.x, 1.2.x and 1.0.x releases.
+
+Changes since the last pre-release:
+
+## Highlights
+  - Include the NEWS and updated version number.
+
+
+Older versions:
+
 # PipeWire 1.5.82 (2025-11-06)
 
 This is the second 1.6 release candidate that is API and ABI
@@ -58,9 +71,6 @@ Changes since the last pre-release:
 ## Docs
   - Swap the name and id of device.product
 
-
-Older versions:
-
 # PipeWire 1.5.81 (2025-10-16)
 
 This is the first 1.6 release candidate that is API and ABI
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5944dafb6..980d9f78c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('pipewire', ['c' ],
-  version : '1.5.82',
+  version : '1.5.83',
   license : [ 'MIT', 'LGPL-2.1-or-later', 'GPL-2.0-only' ],
   meson_version : '>= 0.61.1',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=3',