diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dde4bce50..b0157f54d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # PyNWB Changelog
 
-## PyNWB 2.8.3 (Upcoming)
+## PyNWB 2.8.3 (November 19, 2024)
 
 ### Enhancements and minor changes
 * Added `NWBHDF5IO.read_nwb` convenience method to simplify reading an NWB file. @h-mayorquin [#1979](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/pynwb/pull/1979)
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index eabca22c7..7c1f33fa3 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ def __call__(self, filename):
 nitpick_ignore = [('py:class', 'Intracomm'),
                   ('py:class', 'BaseStorageSpec')]
 
+linkcheck_ignore = [
+    r'https://training.incf.org/*'  # temporary ignore until SSL certificate issue is resolved
+]
+
 suppress_warnings = ["config.cache"]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.