diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a086457..7db70fb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio" AND NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES
 endif()
 
 string(STRIP "${SHORT_HASH}" SHORT_HASH)
-set(VPV_VERSION "0.8.1" CACHE STRING "version string as fallback to the git describe")
+set(VPV_VERSION "0.8.2" CACHE STRING "version string as fallback to the git describe")
 if(SHORT_HASH STREQUAL "")
    set(SHORT_HASH ${VPV_VERSION})
 endif()
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 2442243..af42527 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         packages = rec {
           vpv = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
             pname = "vpv";
-            version = "0.8.1";
+            version = "0.8.2";
             src = ./.;
 
             cargoRoot = "src/fuzzy-finder";