diff --git a/portality/settings.py b/portality/settings.py
index 3547d4516..ae0398080 100644
--- a/portality/settings.py
+++ b/portality/settings.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Application Version information
 # ~~->API:Feature~~
 
-DOAJ_VERSION = "8.0.2"
+DOAJ_VERSION = "8.0.3"
 API_VERSION = "4.0.0"
 
 ######################################
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 548883120..c380ce5d7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='doaj',
-    version='8.0.2',
+    version='8.0.3',
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         "awscli==1.34.25",