diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
index b49eb18ea..45745fecf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 public class Utils {
 
   // Connector version, change every release
-  public static final String VERSION = "1.8.1";
+  public static final String VERSION = "1.8.2";
 
   // connector parameter list
   public static final String NAME = "name";