diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 1423d2703f..67f6e7c8e8 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "hyperframes",
   "description": "HyperFrames by HeyGen. Write HTML, render video. Compositions, GSAP and runtime adapter animations, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and website capture for HyperFrames.",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index d1b5316ec2..b7dc5a60b7 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "hyperframes",
   "description": "Write HTML, render video. Compositions, Tailwind v4 styles, GSAP and runtime adapter animations, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and website capture for HyperFrames.",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index cc944a1199..70b36c1716 100644
--- a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "hyperframes",
   "displayName": "HyperFrames by HeyGen",
   "description": "Write HTML, render video. Compositions, Tailwind v4 styles, GSAP and runtime adapter animations, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and website capture for HyperFrames.",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com"
diff --git a/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/changelog.mdx
index 64fa3bf479..64bc85855a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.mdx
+++ b/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@ Recent HyperFrames releases, including user-facing features, fixes, and migratio
 
 {/* New release entries are prepended by `bun run changelog:draft <version> --write`. */}
 
+<Update
+  label="HyperFrames v0.8.3"
+  description="Released - 2026-08-18"
+  tags={["Release"]}
+>
+Studio now keeps voices natural at every preview speed and applies authored track gain and user volume exactly once.
+Creator skills also add copyable recipes for cuts, trims, zooms, masks, transitions, and placed audio.
+
+## Features
+
+- Make creator media edits render-safe ([afafca4b9](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/afafca4b9670cad60afd66475207ef6a016a759b), [#3322](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3322)).
+
+## Fixes
+
+- Separate Studio author and user audio gain ([995c9e346](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/995c9e346e5b1bfff015db3979896ec576cff12c), [#3328](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3328)).
+
+[View the full commit range](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.2...v0.8.3).
+</Update>
+
 <Update
   label="HyperFrames v0.8.2"
   description="Released - 2026-08-18"
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
index 688b8c237d..7da6b04d79 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/aws-lambda",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "AWS Lambda adapter for HyperFrames distributed rendering — handler, client-side SDK, and CDK construct.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index ae80b2560c..9cc8ed1928 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/cli",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "HyperFrames CLI — create, preview, and render HTML video compositions",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 7751612dd9..04eca06e95 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/core",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/engine/package.json b/packages/engine/package.json
index 6eb09a86f7..43699c0e0b 100644
--- a/packages/engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/engine",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "Seekable web page to video rendering engine (Puppeteer + FFmpeg)",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/gcp-cloud-run/package.json b/packages/gcp-cloud-run/package.json
index 8e9865bf2e..91d1dcce8e 100644
--- a/packages/gcp-cloud-run/package.json
+++ b/packages/gcp-cloud-run/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/gcp-cloud-run",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "Google Cloud Run + Workflows adapter for HyperFrames distributed rendering — request handler, client-side SDK, and Terraform module.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/lint/package.json b/packages/lint/package.json
index cfcf94323c..c8ca1ddfd0 100644
--- a/packages/lint/package.json
+++ b/packages/lint/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/lint",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/parsers/package.json b/packages/parsers/package.json
index 83c7d0cdb8..a77118571d 100644
--- a/packages/parsers/package.json
+++ b/packages/parsers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/parsers",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/player/package.json b/packages/player/package.json
index 1d018b19ed..9b1055b813 100644
--- a/packages/player/package.json
+++ b/packages/player/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/player",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "Embeddable web component for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/producer/package.json b/packages/producer/package.json
index bd1a79b0dc..1def957fe0 100644
--- a/packages/producer/package.json
+++ b/packages/producer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/producer",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "HTML-to-video rendering engine using Chrome's BeginFrame API",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index 088ba9bd17..56539453e4 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/sdk",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "Headless, framework-neutral HyperFrames composition editing engine",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
index cc289c4d23..8b1b2c8274 100644
--- a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
+++ b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/shader-transitions",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "WebGL shader transitions for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/studio-server/package.json b/packages/studio-server/package.json
index 1e537da282..1067f9837c 100644
--- a/packages/studio-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio-server",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index 3a34730988..ae46c88823 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/releases/v0.8.3.md b/releases/v0.8.3.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31564231a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.8.3.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# HyperFrames v0.8.3
+
+Released on 2026-08-18.
+
+Studio now keeps voices natural at every preview speed and applies authored track gain and user volume exactly once.
+Creator skills also add copyable recipes for cuts, trims, zooms, masks, transitions, and placed audio.
+
+## Features
+
+- Make creator media edits render-safe ([afafca4b9](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/afafca4b9670cad60afd66475207ef6a016a759b), [#3322](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3322)).
+
+## Fixes
+
+- Separate Studio author and user audio gain ([995c9e346](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/995c9e346e5b1bfff015db3979896ec576cff12c), [#3328](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3328)).
+
+## Full changelog
+
+https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.2...v0.8.3