diff --git a/jupyter_packaging/setupbase.py b/jupyter_packaging/setupbase.py
index d5df5ce..1e6b93c 100644
--- a/jupyter_packaging/setupbase.py
+++ b/jupyter_packaging/setupbase.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def list2cmdline(cmd_list):
         return ' '.join(map(pipes.quote, cmd_list))
 
 
-__version__ = '0.8.1'
+__version__ = '0.8.2'
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Top Level Variables