diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 0ef6c7bb..b9e7e0dd 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION="2.8.1"
+VERSION="2.8.2"
 MAJOR=2
 MINOR=8
-PATCH=1
\ No newline at end of file
+PATCH=2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/Meta/BebopSchema.cs b/Core/Meta/BebopSchema.cs
index 08c3f70e..efcbdd8b 100644
--- a/Core/Meta/BebopSchema.cs
+++ b/Core/Meta/BebopSchema.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public List<SpanException> Validate()
                 {
                     errors.Add(new MultipleDefinitionsException(definition));
                 }
-                if (ReservedWords.Identifiers.Contains(definition.Name))
+                if (ReservedWords.Identifiers.Contains(definition.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     errors.Add(new ReservedIdentifierException(definition.Name, definition.Span));
                 }
diff --git a/Core/Meta/WellKnownTypes.cs b/Core/Meta/WellKnownTypes.cs
index ccf2daa5..39dc4476 100644
--- a/Core/Meta/WellKnownTypes.cs
+++ b/Core/Meta/WellKnownTypes.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ public static class ReservedWords
             "BebopMirror",
             "BebopConstants",
             "BopConstants",
-            "Service"
+            "Service",
+            "prototype",
+            "constructor",
+            "__proto__"
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/Laboratory/Schemas/ShouldFail/reserved.bop b/Laboratory/Schemas/ShouldFail/reserved.bop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2db823e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Laboratory/Schemas/ShouldFail/reserved.bop
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+struct BebopRecord {
+    string prototype;
+    string constructor;
+    string __proto__;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Runtime/TypeScript/index.test.ts b/Runtime/TypeScript/index.test.ts
index 8c0356dc..0d87cea6 100644
--- a/Runtime/TypeScript/index.test.ts
+++ b/Runtime/TypeScript/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { BebopTypeGuard, BebopRuntimeError, BebopJson, GuidMap, Guid } from "./index";
+import {
+  BebopTypeGuard,
+  BebopRuntimeError,
+  BebopJson,
+  GuidMap,
+  Guid,
+} from "./index";
 
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
@@ -73,6 +79,13 @@ describe("BebopJson", () => {
       expect(() => BebopJson.ensureKeysExist(["a.b.c", "e"], obj)).toThrow();
     });
   });
+
+  describe("security checks", () => {
+    it("should not be vulnerable to prototype pollution", () => {
+      const json = '{"user":{"__proto__":{"admin": true}}}';
+      expect(() => JSON.parse(json, BebopJson.reviver)).toThrow(BebopRuntimeError);
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe("BebopTypeGuard", () => {
diff --git a/Runtime/TypeScript/index.ts b/Runtime/TypeScript/index.ts
index 05925aff..d01c4e44 100644
--- a/Runtime/TypeScript/index.ts
+++ b/Runtime/TypeScript/index.ts
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@ const replacer = (_key: string, value: any): any => {
  * @returns The modified value for the property, or the original value if not a marked type.
  */
 const reviver = (_key: string, value: any): any => {
+    if (_key === "__proto__" || _key === "prototype" || _key === "constructor") throw new BebopRuntimeError("potential prototype pollution");
     if (_key === "") return value;
-
     if (value && typeof value === "object") {
         if (value[typeMarker]) {
             switch (value[typeMarker]) {
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ const reviver = (_key: string, value: any): any => {
             }
         } else {
             for (let k in value) {
+                if (k === "__proto__" || k === "prototype" || k === "constructor") throw new BebopRuntimeError("potential prototype pollution");
                 const v = value[k];
                 if (!isPrimitive(v)) {
                     value[k] =reviver(k, v);