diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/wordpress/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/wordpress/default.nix
index 878e8480bb9..bb07c42b872 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/wordpress/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/wordpress/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 { fetchFromGitHub, lib } : fetchFromGitHub {
   owner = "WordPress";
   repo = "WordPress";
-  rev = "4.7.4";
-  sha256 = "1ia9d3n085x2r6pvdrv4rk6gdp6xhjhpsq5g7a6448xzv9hf14ri";
+  rev = "4.8.3";
+  sha256 = "077bdx22sj29v8q493b49xfzxpc38q45pjhmn4znw2fmkjilih5p";
   meta = {
     homepage = https://wordpress.org;
     description = "WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.basvandijk ];
   };
 }