diff --git a/packages/py-hbp-validation-client/package.py b/packages/py-hbp-validation-client/package.py
index c42f24f672fd55c55116700f171a1502c024bc3c..acc263a9976bebabf629933472ecc8d15273a260 100644
--- a/packages/py-hbp-validation-client/package.py
+++ b/packages/py-hbp-validation-client/package.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class PyHbpValidationClient(PythonPackage):
     git      = "https://github.com/HumanBrainProject/hbp-validation-client"
 
     maintainers = ["apdavison"]
-
+                              
+    version("0.8.3", sha256="f4feb6fa57f1f7583c3c8a8cf593d257e6ea750f32086f9fd6646af3fda29010")
     version("0.8.2", sha256="ba1cf2ecfc10de35e106884d2734faea069b939830990989f9ae08e43d6fde64")
     version("0.8.1", sha256="2afa96c07a5646e3e37528bacf103da4b352353ac45c10bf5948e4efbbbfb2a0")
     version("0.8.0", sha256="948fed2c83230cfab07416763b3d0e8adb0de1ee4c3a1a911697045025ff540f")
diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index eaa4d04506d67b82be3582f182d21effe958dc6f..9f5852a68131589d358738d77aae5ab19a2db6de 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spack:
     - py-frites@0.4.4
     - py-hbp-archive@1.1.1
     - py-hbp-neuromorphic-platform@0.11.2
-    - py-hbp-validation-client@0.8.2
+    - py-hbp-validation-client@0.8.3
     - py-hippounit@1.3.6
     - py-lfpy@2.3
     - py-lfpykit@0.5.1