diff --git a/holoviews/__init__.py b/holoviews/__init__.py
index 333948c82a..b9201cbfa9 100644
--- a/holoviews/__init__.py
+++ b/holoviews/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import param
 
-__version__ = param.Version(release=(1,8,1), fpath=__file__,
+__version__ = param.Version(release=(1,8,2), fpath=__file__,
                             commit="$Format:%h$", reponame='holoviews')
 
 from .core import archive, config                        # noqa (API import)
diff --git a/meta.yaml b/meta.yaml
index 867d687603..6450dc453a 100644
--- a/meta.yaml
+++ b/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: holoviews
-  version: 1.8.1
+  version: 1.8.2
 
 source:
   path: .
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9b5549242b..668aadf2f7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 setup_args.update(dict(
     name='holoviews',
-    version="1.8.1",
+    version="1.8.2",
     install_requires = install_requires,
     extras_require = extras_require,
     description='Stop plotting your data - annotate your data and let it visualize itself.',