chore(release): bump version to 0.8.3

Author: Lanzelot1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to ACE Framework will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.8.3] - 2026-02-21
+
+### Added
+- **Pipeline engine** — generic pipeline framework with branching, async boundaries, and parallel execution (#78)
+- **Trace passthrough** — `_build_traces()` helper and raw trace data passed to RecursiveReflector sandbox
+
 ## [0.8.2] - 2026-02-18
 
 ### Added
@@ -234,6 +240,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Type hints and modern Python practices
 - MIT licensed for open source use
 
+[0.8.3]: https://github.com/Kayba-ai/agentic-context-engine/compare/v0.8.2...v0.8.3
 [0.8.2]: https://github.com/Kayba-ai/agentic-context-engine/compare/v0.8.1...v0.8.2
 [0.8.1]: https://github.com/Kayba-ai/agentic-context-engine/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1
 [0.8.0]: https://github.com/Kayba-ai/agentic-context-engine/compare/v0.7.3...v0.8.0

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "ace-framework"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 description = "Build self-improving AI agents that learn from experience"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"