diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f383172d..bd1f01a9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Webrecorder pywb 2.8.1
+Webrecorder pywb 2.8.2
 ====================
 
 .. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webrecorder/pywb/main/pywb/static/pywb-logo.png
diff --git a/pywb/version.py b/pywb/version.py
index 6b869bbc..24c3e4dd 100644
--- a/pywb/version.py
+++ b/pywb/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.8.1'
+__version__ = '2.8.2'
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print(__version__)