diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0b6224e76e..dd351b1134 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+8.1.0-dev.83 | 2025-08-18 09:40:41 -0700
+
+  * Add `record_type_to_vector` deprecation to NEWS (Evan Typanski, Corelight)
+
 8.1.0-dev.81 | 2025-08-18 16:44:30 +0200
 
   * cluster/serializer/broker: Drop unused include (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1be6c81111..5b4c6a615e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -482,6 +482,9 @@ Deprecated Functionality
   ``std::string`` and ``std::string_view`` added ``begins_with`` and ``ends_with`` methods
   in C++ 20, and those should be used instead.
 
+- The ``record_type_to_vector`` BIF is deprecated in favor of using the newly ordered
+  ``record_fields`` BIF.
+
 Zeek 7.2.0
 ==========
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 34f1cdc35a..007f2e0849 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.1.0-dev.81
+8.1.0-dev.83