diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 6f4eebdf6f68..100435be135a 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.1
+0.8.2
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index df98655c3967..3ac813aa914a 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ If you are not using Linux you may have to run `gmake` instead of
     cd /home/git
     sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse.git
     cd gitlab-workhorse
-    sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.8.1
+    sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.8.2
     sudo -u git -H make
 
 ### Initialize Database and Activate Advanced Features
diff --git a/doc/update/8.11-to-8.12.md b/doc/update/8.11-to-8.12.md
index 8017c36587ee..686c7e8e7b5c 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.11-to-8.12.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.11-to-8.12.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ GitLab 8.1.
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-workhorse
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.8.1
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.8.2
 sudo -u git -H make
 ```