diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index fc7ba0c8..cee0ee94 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # jHDF Change Log
 
+## v0.8.2 - August 2024
+- Add support for writing `boolean` datasets and attributes as Bitfield
+
 ## v0.8.1 - August 2024
 - Add support fo writing `String` datasets and attributes
 - Add `_jHDF` default attribute to root group
diff --git a/jhdf/build.gradle b/jhdf/build.gradle
index 39e8adf0..f67080dd 100644
--- a/jhdf/build.gradle
+++ b/jhdf/build.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ plugins {
 
 // Variables
 group = 'io.jhdf'
-version = '0.8.1'
+version = '0.8.2'
 
 compileJava {
     sourceCompatibility = "1.8"
diff --git a/jhdf/src/main/java/io/jhdf/object/datatype/BitField.java b/jhdf/src/main/java/io/jhdf/object/datatype/BitField.java
index 643043ae..07d345e0 100644
--- a/jhdf/src/main/java/io/jhdf/object/datatype/BitField.java
+++ b/jhdf/src/main/java/io/jhdf/object/datatype/BitField.java
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.BitSet;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.LongAdder;
 
 import static io.jhdf.Utils.stripLeadingIndex;