diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9db04f131..06f9f08e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.8.3 (develop branch)
+## 0.8.3 (May 14th, 2018)
 
 FEATURES:
 
+ - [db/remotedb] New DB type using an external CLevelDB process via
+   GRPC
  - [autofile] logjack command for piping stdin to a rotating file
  - [common] ASCIITrim()
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 41e5f1291..efef45996 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ gen_certs: clean_certs
 	certstrap init --common-name "tendermint.com" --passphrase ""
 	certstrap request-cert -ip "::" --passphrase ""
 	certstrap sign "::" --CA "tendermint.com" --passphrase ""
-	mv out/::.crt out/::.key remotedb
+	mv out/::.crt out/::.key db/remotedb
 
 clean_certs:
 	## Cleaning TLS testing certificates...
 	rm -rf out
-	rm -f remotedb/::.crt remotedb/::.key
+	rm -f db/remotedb/::.crt db/remotedb/::.key
 
 test: gen_certs
 	go test -tags gcc $(shell go list ./... | grep -v vendor)
@@ -135,4 +135,4 @@ metalinter_all:
 .PHONY: check protoc build check_tools get_tools get_protoc update_tools get_vendor_deps test fmt metalinter metalinter_all gen_certs clean_certs
 
 grpc_dbserver:
-	protoc -I proto/ proto/defs.proto --go_out=plugins=grpc:proto
+	protoc -I db/remotedb/proto/ db/remotedb/proto/defs.proto --go_out=plugins=grpc:db/remotedb/proto
diff --git a/remotedb/doc.go b/db/remotedb/doc.go
similarity index 100%
rename from remotedb/doc.go
rename to db/remotedb/doc.go
diff --git a/grpcdb/client.go b/db/remotedb/grpcdb/client.go
similarity index 92%
rename from grpcdb/client.go
rename to db/remotedb/grpcdb/client.go
index bae38b1c5..86aa12c7f 100644
--- a/grpcdb/client.go
+++ b/db/remotedb/grpcdb/client.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 
-	protodb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/proto"
+	protodb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db/remotedb/proto"
 )
 
 // Security defines how the client will talk to the gRPC server.
diff --git a/grpcdb/doc.go b/db/remotedb/grpcdb/doc.go
similarity index 100%
rename from grpcdb/doc.go
rename to db/remotedb/grpcdb/doc.go
diff --git a/grpcdb/example_test.go b/db/remotedb/grpcdb/example_test.go
similarity index 90%
rename from grpcdb/example_test.go
rename to db/remotedb/grpcdb/example_test.go
index 5a9c6eed9..827a1cf36 100644
--- a/grpcdb/example_test.go
+++ b/db/remotedb/grpcdb/example_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"log"
 
-	grpcdb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/grpcdb"
-	protodb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/proto"
+	grpcdb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db/remotedb/grpcdb"
+	protodb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db/remotedb/proto"
 )
 
 func Example() {
diff --git a/grpcdb/server.go b/db/remotedb/grpcdb/server.go
similarity index 98%
rename from grpcdb/server.go
rename to db/remotedb/grpcdb/server.go
index d4cfe4433..8320c0517 100644
--- a/grpcdb/server.go
+++ b/db/remotedb/grpcdb/server.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db"
-	protodb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/proto"
+	protodb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db/remotedb/proto"
 )
 
 // ListenAndServe is a blocking function that sets up a gRPC based
diff --git a/proto/defs.pb.go b/db/remotedb/proto/defs.pb.go
similarity index 100%
rename from proto/defs.pb.go
rename to db/remotedb/proto/defs.pb.go
diff --git a/proto/defs.proto b/db/remotedb/proto/defs.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from proto/defs.proto
rename to db/remotedb/proto/defs.proto
diff --git a/remotedb/remotedb.go b/db/remotedb/remotedb.go
similarity index 98%
rename from remotedb/remotedb.go
rename to db/remotedb/remotedb.go
index f6e4d9c17..5332bd68e 100644
--- a/remotedb/remotedb.go
+++ b/db/remotedb/remotedb.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/grpcdb"
-	protodb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/proto"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db/remotedb/grpcdb"
+	protodb "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db/remotedb/proto"
 )
 
 type RemoteDB struct {
diff --git a/remotedb/remotedb_test.go b/db/remotedb/remotedb_test.go
similarity index 90%
rename from remotedb/remotedb_test.go
rename to db/remotedb/remotedb_test.go
index cbe9d9095..b126a9012 100644
--- a/remotedb/remotedb_test.go
+++ b/db/remotedb/remotedb_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package remotedb_test
 
 import (
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/grpcdb"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/remotedb"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db/remotedb"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db/remotedb/grpcdb"
 )
 
 func TestRemoteDB(t *testing.T) {
@@ -26,7 +27,14 @@ func TestRemoteDB(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client, err := remotedb.NewRemoteDB(ln.Addr().String(), cert)
 	require.Nil(t, err, "expecting a successful client creation")
-	require.Nil(t, client.InitRemote(&remotedb.Init{Name: "test-remote-db", Type: "leveldb"}))
+	dbName := "test-remote-db"
+	require.Nil(t, client.InitRemote(&remotedb.Init{Name: dbName, Type: "leveldb"}))
+	defer func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll(dbName + ".db")
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	k1 := []byte("key-1")
 	v1 := client.Get(k1)
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 107f5cf3a..40472c9a9 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package version
 
-const Version = "0.8.2"
+const Version = "0.8.3"