diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index f3ea46cc..c61950da 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.8.1'
+version = '1.8.2'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6238f103..6f0ed0e7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 setup(
     name='blessed',
-    version='1.8.1',
+    version='1.8.2',
     description="A feature-filled fork of Erik Rose's blessings project",
     long_description=open(os.path.join(here, 'README.rst')).read(),
     author='Jeff Quast',