diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 529b133fd..f59c11ca8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "8.1.0"
+  ".": "8.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a73b3824..30d0900bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # node-addon-api Changelog
 
+## [8.2.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/compare/v8.1.0...v8.2.0) (2024-09-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for nogc types via `BasicEnv`  ([#1514](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/issues/1514)) ([b4aeecb](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/commit/b4aeecb046480eeaaf1c578a140f71ac0e77094f))
+
 ## [8.1.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/compare/node-addon-api-v8.0.0...node-addon-api-v8.1.0) (2024-07-05)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 211cc3b75..1ce351de7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ and exception handling semantics with low overhead.
 API references are available in the [doc](doc/README.md) directory.
 
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
-## Current version: 8.1.0
+## Current version: 8.2.0
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
 (See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for complete Changelog)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a809d36bb..93ec78495 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "node tools/clang-format --fix && node tools/eslint-format --fix"
   },
   "pre-commit": "lint",
-  "version": "8.1.0",
+  "version": "8.2.0",
   "support": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": "^18 || ^20 || >= 21"