diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e9600709..6e0e5b60 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 1.8.2
+-------------
+    * Remove implicit dependency on GCC toolchain when running under coverage profile (#155)
+
 Version 1.8.1
 -------------
     * Add a config option to allow toggling pkg info generation (#150)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a8fdfda1..53adb84c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.1
+1.8.2