diff --git a/chinese_whispers/__init__.py b/chinese_whispers/__init__.py
index e33a9d48..51509203 100644
--- a/chinese_whispers/__init__.py
+++ b/chinese_whispers/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 An implementation of the Chinese Whispers clustering algorithm.
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.8.2.rc1'
+__version__ = '0.8.2'
 __author__ = 'Dmitry Ustalov'
 __credits__ = ['Alexander Panchenko', 'Alexander Chambers', 'Frederik Wille']
 __license__ = 'MIT'