diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 05a439396..f6937809c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Changelog
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+1.8.2 (2022-12-03)
+==================
+
+This is the first release that started shipping wheels for Python 3.11.
+
+
 1.8.1 (2022-08-01)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/yarl/__init__.py b/yarl/__init__.py
index 27be88cb5..c2df0c6d9 100644
--- a/yarl/__init__.py
+++ b/yarl/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from ._url import URL, cache_clear, cache_configure, cache_info
 
-__version__ = "1.8.1"
+__version__ = "1.8.2"
 
 __all__ = ("URL", "cache_clear", "cache_configure", "cache_info")