diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index ca25deaef..6f9b508a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 This is the changelog file for the POCO C++ Libraries.
 
 
+Release 1.8.2 (2018-02-xx)
+==========================
+
+- TODO
+
+
 Release 1.8.1 (2018-01-09)
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/DLLVersion.rc b/DLLVersion.rc
index d3b545585..df2c6325c 100644
--- a/DLLVersion.rc
+++ b/DLLVersion.rc
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "winres.h"
 
-#define POCO_VERSION 1,8,1,0
-#define POCO_VERSION_STR "1.8.1"
+#define POCO_VERSION 1,8,2,0
+#define POCO_VERSION_STR "1.8.2"
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
  FILEVERSION POCO_VERSION
diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
index 0a778243f..325bdca43 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 //      Ax: alpha releases
 //      Bx: beta releases
 //
-#define POCO_VERSION 0x01080100
+#define POCO_VERSION 0x01080200
 
 
 #endif // Foundation_Version_INCLUDED
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a8fdfda1c..53adb84c8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.1
+1.8.2
diff --git a/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page b/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
index fbf140d72..c3a310537 100644
--- a/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
+++ b/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 POCO C++ Libraries Release Notes
 AAAIntroduction
 
+!!!Release 1.8.2
+
+!!Summary of Changes
+
+  - TODO
+
+
 !!!Release 1.8.1
 
 !!Summary of Changes
diff --git a/libversion b/libversion
index 7003e7fe1..613955421 100644
--- a/libversion
+++ b/libversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-51
\ No newline at end of file
+52
\ No newline at end of file