diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af224a8..28d2d66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, per [the Ke
 
 ## [Unreleased] - TBD
 
+## [2.8.3] - 2024-11-18
+### Changed
+- Only allow images that were uploaded by the same user be used when setting the avatar via a REST request (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter), [@justus12337](https://github.com/justus12337), [@faisal-alvi](https://github.com/faisal-alvi) via [#317](https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/pull/317)).
+
+### Fixed
+- Only allow image files to be set as the avatar in REST requests (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter), [@justus12337](https://github.com/justus12337), [@faisal-alvi](https://github.com/faisal-alvi) via [#317](https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/pull/317)).
+
+### Security
+- Bump `@10up/cypress-wp-utils` from 0.2.0 to 0.4.0, `@sentry/node` from 6.19.7 to 8.38.0, `@wordpress/env` from 9.2.0 to 10.11.0, `cypress` from 13.2.0 to 13.15.2, `cypress-mochawesome-reporter` from 3.6.0 to 3.8.2, `puppeteer-core` from 23.3.0 to 23.8.0 (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter) via [#319](https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/pull/319)).
+
 ## [2.8.2] - 2024-11-12
 ### Fixed
 - Ensure dependencies are (actually) included properly in the release (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter) via [#316](https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/pull/316)).
@@ -370,6 +380,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, per [the Ke
 - Initial release
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/compare/trunk...develop
+[2.8.3]: https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/compare/2.8.2...2.8.3
+[2.8.2]: https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/compare/2.8.1...2.8.2
 [2.8.1]: https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/compare/2.8.0...2.8.1
 [2.8.0]: https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/compare/2.7.11...2.8.0
 [2.7.11]: https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/compare/2.7.10...2.7.11
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 55018fb..5fafee3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "simple-local-avatars",
-  "version": "2.8.2",
+  "version": "2.8.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "simple-local-avatars",
-      "version": "2.8.2",
+      "version": "2.8.3",
       "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@10up/cypress-wp-utils": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 033961b..071018a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "simple-local-avatars",
-  "version": "2.8.2",
+  "version": "2.8.3",
   "description": "Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles. Generates requested sizes on demand just like Gravatar!",
   "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
   "author": "10up <opensource@10up.com> (https://10up.com)",
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index c824133..2de90c0 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors:      jakemgold, 10up, thinkoomph, jeffpaul, faisal03
 Donate link:       https://10up.com/plugins/simple-local-avatars-wordpress/
 Tags:              avatar, gravatar, user photos, users, profile
 Tested up to:      6.7
-Stable tag:        2.8.2
+Stable tag:        2.8.3
 License:           GPL-2.0-or-later
 License URI:       https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0-or-later.html
 
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ No.  Simple Local Avatars neither collects, stores, nor sends any PII data of vi
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 2.8.3 - 2024-11-18 =
+* **Changed:** Only allow images that were uploaded by the same user be used when setting the avatar via a REST request (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter), [@justus12337](https://github.com/justus12337), [@faisal-alvi](https://github.com/faisal-alvi) via [#317](https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/pull/317)).
+* **Fixed:** Only allow image files to be set as the avatar in REST requests (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter), [@justus12337](https://github.com/justus12337), [@faisal-alvi](https://github.com/faisal-alvi) via [#317](https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/pull/317)).
+* **Security:** Bump `@10up/cypress-wp-utils` from 0.2.0 to 0.4.0, `@sentry/node` from 6.19.7 to 8.38.0, `@wordpress/env` from 9.2.0 to 10.11.0, `cypress` from 13.2.0 to 13.15.2, `cypress-mochawesome-reporter` from 3.6.0 to 3.8.2, `puppeteer-core` from 23.3.0 to 23.8.0 (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter) via [#319](https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/pull/319)).
+
 = 2.8.2 - 2024-11-12 =
 * **Fixed:** Ensure dependencies are (actually) included properly in the release (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter) via [#316](https://github.com/10up/simple-local-avatars/pull/316)).
 
diff --git a/simple-local-avatars.php b/simple-local-avatars.php
index 7adc93c..17ba278 100644
--- a/simple-local-avatars.php
+++ b/simple-local-avatars.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       Simple Local Avatars
  * Plugin URI:        https://10up.com/plugins/simple-local-avatars-wordpress/
  * Description:       Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles. Generates requested sizes on demand, just like Gravatar! Simple and lightweight.
- * Version:           2.8.2
+ * Version:           2.8.3
  * Requires at least: 6.5
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Author:            10up
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/class-simple-local-avatars.php';
 
 // Global constants.
-define( 'SLA_VERSION', '2.8.2' );
+define( 'SLA_VERSION', '2.8.3' );
 define( 'SLA_PLUGIN_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );
 
 if ( ! defined( 'SLA_IS_NETWORK' ) ) {