diff --git a/src/pyperclip/__init__.py b/src/pyperclip/__init__.py
index 687784c..81728e9 100644
--- a/src/pyperclip/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pyperclip/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 Pyperclip into running them with whatever permissions the Python process has.
 
 """
-__version__ = '1.8.1'
+__version__ = '1.8.2'
 
 import contextlib
 import ctypes