diff --git a/docs/changes.md b/docs/changes.md
index e4280924..8fd3e397 100644
--- a/docs/changes.md
+++ b/docs/changes.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-## 0.8.2 (unreleased)
+## 0.8.2 (2022-09-22)
+[GitHub Release](https://github.com/dbmdz/solr-ocrhighlighting/releases/tag/0.8.2)
+
+Bugfix release for an edge-case in hOCR parsing.
 
 **Bugfixes:**
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index acae1ef2..f7e86660 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>de.digitalcollections</groupId>
   <artifactId>solr-ocrhighlighting</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.8.2</version>
 
   <name>Solr OCR Highlighting Plugin</name>
   <description>