diff --git a/META b/META
index e040ceb9..a5382c2a 100644
--- a/META
+++ b/META
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- conf -*-
 
 description = "Arakoon client"
-version = "1.8.1"
+version = "1.8.2"
 exists_if = "arakoon_client.cma,arakoon_client.cmxa,arakoon_client.cmxs"
 requires = "threads lwt lwt.unix str oUnit quickcheck lwt.ssl ocplib-endian nocrypto cstruct"
 archive(byte) = "arakoon_client.cma"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c024320c..cd7abf41 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+arakoon (1.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
+  * new upstream version
+
+ -- Jan Doms <jan.doms@cloudfounders.com>  Mon, 04 May 2015 14:00:00 +0100
+
 arakoon (1.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
   * new upstream version
 
diff --git a/redhat/SPECS/arakoon.spec b/redhat/SPECS/arakoon.spec
index 579ecb56..a99f3375 100644
--- a/redhat/SPECS/arakoon.spec
+++ b/redhat/SPECS/arakoon.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: Arakoon
 Name: arakoon
-Version: 1.8.1
+Version: 1.8.2
 Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: Apache 2.0
 Requires: libev >= 4
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ cp arakoon.native %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/arakoon
 %{_bindir}/arakoon
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 04 2015 Jan Doms <jan.doms@gmail.com> - 1.8.2
+- Create arakoon 1.8.2 RPM package
 * Fri Apr 03 2015 Jan Doms <jan.doms@gmail.com> - 1.8.1
 - Create arakoon 1.8.1 RPM package
 * Tue Jan 20 2015 Jan Doms <jan.doms@gmail.com> - 1.8.0