diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 4bc89202..e40bfe70 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Example Note:
 ## Example Heading
 Details about the thing that changed that needs to get included in the Release Notes in markdown.
 -->
-# knife-windows 0.8.2.rc.0 release notes:
+# knife-windows 0.8.2 release notes:
 This release of knife-windows addresses a regression in knife-windows 0.8.0
 from previous releases where `knife winrm` and `knife bootstrap windows`
 commands fail due to inability to authenticate:
diff --git a/lib/knife-windows/version.rb b/lib/knife-windows/version.rb
index 186bf663..be8609dc 100644
--- a/lib/knife-windows/version.rb
+++ b/lib/knife-windows/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Knife
   module Windows
-    VERSION = "0.8.2.rc.0"
+    VERSION = "0.8.2"
     MAJOR, MINOR, TINY = VERSION.split('.')
   end
 end