diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6bd257b..d35bbce 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MAINTAINER Dinko Korunic <dkorunic@haproxy.com>
 
 LABEL name="haproxytech/haproxy" \
       vendor="HAProxy" \
-      version="1.7.9" \
+      version="1.8.3" \
       release="1" \
       url="https://www.haproxy.org" \
       summary="HAProxy OpenSource" \
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ LABEL name="haproxytech/haproxy" \
       io.openshift.expose-services="8080/tcp:http,8443/tcp:https" \
       io.openshift.tags="http,https,proxy,loadbalancer"
 
-ENV HAPROXY_BRANCH 1.7
-ENV HAPROXY_MINOR 1.7.9
-ENV HAPROXY_MD5 a2bbbdd45ffe18d99cdcf26aa992f92d
+ENV HAPROXY_BRANCH 1.8
+ENV HAPROXY_MINOR 1.8.3
+ENV HAPROXY_MD5 2e1e3eb42f07983c9303c5622d812862
 ENV HAPROXY_SRC_URL http://www.haproxy.org/download
 
 ENV HAPROXY_UID 10001
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.rhel7
index fb253f3..690be5e 100755
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MAINTAINER Dinko Korunic <dkorunic@haproxy.com>
 
 LABEL name="haproxytech/haproxy" \
       vendor="HAProxy" \
-      version="1.7.9" \
+      version="1.8.3" \
       release="1" \
       url="https://www.haproxy.org" \
       summary="HAProxy OpenSource" \
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ LABEL name="haproxytech/haproxy" \
       io.openshift.expose-services="8080/tcp:http,8443/tcp:https" \
       io.openshift.tags="http,https,proxy,loadbalancer"
 
-ENV HAPROXY_BRANCH 1.7
-ENV HAPROXY_MINOR 1.7.9
-ENV HAPROXY_MD5 a2bbbdd45ffe18d99cdcf26aa992f92d
+ENV HAPROXY_BRANCH 1.8
+ENV HAPROXY_MINOR 1.8.3
+ENV HAPROXY_MD5 2e1e3eb42f07983c9303c5622d812862
 ENV HAPROXY_SRC_URL http://www.haproxy.org/download
 
 ENV HAPROXY_UID 10001
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6bccdfd..e1c020d
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CONTEXT = haproxytech
-VERSION = 1.7.6
+VERSION = 1.8.3
 IMAGE_NAME = openshift-haproxy
 TARGET = centos7
 REGISTRY = docker-registry.default.svc.cluster.local
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ run:
 	docker run -tdi -u $(shell shuf -i 1000010000-1000020000 -n 1) -p 8080:8080 ${CONTEXT}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${TARGET}-${VERSION}
 
 clean:
-	rm -f build
\ No newline at end of file
+	rm -f build
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index c6a5aeb..365c2c7 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e
 
 DOCKERFILE=${1:-Dockerfile}
-HAPROXY_BRANCH=1.7
+HAPROXY_BRANCH=1.8
 HAPROXY_SRC_URL=http://www.haproxy.org/download
 
 HAPROXY_MINOR=$(curl -sfSL "$HAPROXY_SRC_URL/$HAPROXY_BRANCH/src/" | \