diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0e383dd07..a26bc9024 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.7.82
+3.7.83
diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index 1ba3ac7ac..a7c598a2b 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-export JRUBY_OPTS=-J-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75
+export JRUBY_OPTS="-J-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75 -J-Djruby.nio.unsafe=true"
 
 /bin/bash -l -c "bundle exec ./bin/run_brick.rb release_brick"