diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f64384ca..f9efe041 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
+### 2024-11-14 (2.8.2)
+
 * `JSON.load_file` explictly read the file as UTF-8.
 
 ### 2024-11-06 (2.8.1)
diff --git a/lib/json/version.rb b/lib/json/version.rb
index 52da68dd..d5cfb549 100644
--- a/lib/json/version.rb
+++ b/lib/json/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module JSON
-  VERSION = '2.8.1'
+  VERSION = '2.8.2'
 end