diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4961060..8a9af00 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 This file describes changes in the IO package.
 
+4.8.2 (2023-10-16)
+  - Properly close all open files on exit.
+
 4.8.1 (2023-02-03)
   - Improve compatibility with future GAP releases
 
diff --git a/PackageInfo.g b/PackageInfo.g
index c0487ed..fa1fed1 100644
--- a/PackageInfo.g
+++ b/PackageInfo.g
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ SetPackageInfo( rec(
 
 PackageName := "IO",
 Subtitle := "Bindings for low level C library I/O routines",
-Version := "4.8.1",
-Date := "03/02/2023", # dd/mm/yyyy format
+Version := "4.8.2",
+Date := "16/10/2023", # dd/mm/yyyy format
 License := "GPL-3.0-or-later",
 
 ##  Information about authors and maintainers.