diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1878d901..fce1fe7a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# 2.8.1
+# 2.8.2
 
 Changes:
 * The linux binaries are now built with glibc 2.35, which means they no longer support Debian 11 and Ubuntu 20.04. Users using these distros may download the artifacts `fastfetch-linux-old` from GitHub Actions.
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index edf5a1b05..dcb829ad4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12.0) # target_link_libraries with OBJECT libs & project homepage url
 
 project(fastfetch
-    VERSION 2.8.1
+    VERSION 2.8.2
     LANGUAGES C
     DESCRIPTION "Fast neofetch-like system information tool"
     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch"