diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d94b6b4..b8375e9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.8.3] - 2024-04-18
+
+- Have set the license expression on the nuget package rather than bundling in a file (https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/219)
+
 ## [1.8.2] - 2024-04-18
 
 - Have made System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource only be included on Net Standard's TFM & net 5 (https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/218)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
index 8f54988f..41b4ae5b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://aka.ms/kiota/docs</PackageProjectUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.8.2</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.8.3</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <SignAssembly>false</SignAssembly>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/releases
     </PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>true</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>
-    <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE</PackageLicenseFile>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU5048;NETSDK1138</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="..\LICENSE">
-      <Pack>True</Pack>
-      <PackagePath></PackagePath>
-    </None>
     <None Include="..\README.md">
       <Pack>True</Pack>
       <PackagePath></PackagePath>