diff --git a/VERSION_NUMBER b/VERSION_NUMBER
index a8fdfda1c7..53adb84c82 100644
--- a/VERSION_NUMBER
+++ b/VERSION_NUMBER
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.1
+1.8.2
diff --git a/docs/Versioning.md b/docs/Versioning.md
index 635b43320a..a21da0ebf7 100644
--- a/docs/Versioning.md
+++ b/docs/Versioning.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ For more details on ONNX Release versions, see [this page](https://github.com/on
| ONNX Runtime release version | ONNX release version | ONNX opset version | ONNX ML opset version | Supported ONNX IR version | [Windows ML Availability](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/release-notes/)|
|------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------|
+| 1.8.2 | **1.9** down to 1.2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | Windows AI 1.8+ |
| 1.8.1 | **1.9** down to 1.2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | Windows AI 1.8+ |
| 1.8.0 | **1.9** down to 1.2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | Windows AI 1.8+ |
| 1.7.0 | **1.8** down to 1.2 | 13 | 2 | 7 | Windows AI 1.7+ |
diff --git a/docs/python/README.rst b/docs/python/README.rst
index 157c945356..3964b386c6 100644
--- a/docs/python/README.rst
+++ b/docs/python/README.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ For more information on ONNX Runtime, please see `aka.ms/onnxruntime `_
or the `Github project `_.
"""
-__version__ = "1.8.1"
+__version__ = "1.8.2"
__author__ = "Microsoft"
# we need to do device version validation (for example to check Cuda version for an onnxruntime-training package).
diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc b/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
index e164a31c30..c108c384cf 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ static_assert(offsetof(OrtApi, GetCurrentGpuDeviceId) / sizeof(void*) == 161, "S
static_assert(offsetof(OrtApi, CreateSessionFromArrayWithPrepackedWeightsContainer) / sizeof(void*) == 169, "Size of version 8 API cannot change");
// So that nobody forgets to finish an API version, this check will serve as a reminder:
-static_assert(std::string_view(ORT_VERSION)=="1.8.1", "ORT_Version change detected, please follow below steps to ensure OrtApi is updated properly");
+static_assert(std::string_view(ORT_VERSION) == "1.8.2", "ORT_Version change detected, please follow below steps to ensure OrtApi is updated properly");
// 1. Update the hardcoded version string in above static_assert to silence it
// 2. If there were any APIs added to ort_api_1_to_9 above:
// a. Add the 'End of version #' markers (pattern above should be obvious)
diff --git a/package/rpm/onnxruntime.spec b/package/rpm/onnxruntime.spec
index 405e57b3cb..50127a1de7 100644
--- a/package/rpm/onnxruntime.spec
+++ b/package/rpm/onnxruntime.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
Name: onnxruntime
-Version: 1.8.1
+Version: 1.8.2
Release: 1%{?dist}
Summary: onnxruntime