diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 94537309..1b13e0b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ update:
 	echo "remember that pymysql was tweaked"
 src:
 	### Use semantic versioning
-	echo 'Version 2.8.1-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.8.2-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	### clean up baisc apps
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d3f8266f..518850f7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.8.1-stable+timestamp.2013.11.28.07.50.08
+Version 2.8.2-stable+timestamp.2013.11.28.07.51.37