diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f6002581a68..f091c62d59d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
 set(MIR_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(MIR_VERSION_MINOR 8)
-set(MIR_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(MIR_VERSION_PATCH 2)
 
 add_definitions(-DMIR_VERSION_MAJOR=${MIR_VERSION_MAJOR})
 add_definitions(-DMIR_VERSION_MINOR=${MIR_VERSION_MINOR})
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4fa6957353d..679a66f9324 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+mir (1.8.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release 1.8.2
+
+    - Add missing headers
+    - Cherry picks
+      . examples/mir_demo_server/server_example_input_filter.cpp: Typo fix in stdout.
+      . Instantiate parameterized test suite DisplayOrientationSetting
+      . Fix FTBFS.
+      . Fix missing #includes for GCC 11
+      . Fix FTBFS
+      . Fix compiler errors
+      . Delete obsolete gmock hack
+      . Add missing include
+
+ -- Michał Sawicz <michal.sawicz@canonical.com>  Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:02:35 +0100
+
 mir (1.8.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release 1.8.0