diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bb6105e..17f8cd6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10247,7 +10247,7 @@
     },
     "packages/chat-core": {
       "name": "@yext/chat-core",
-      "version": "0.8.1",
+      "version": "0.8.2",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5"
diff --git a/packages/chat-core/docs/chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.md b/packages/chat-core/docs/chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.md
index e10ebb6..1b49192 100644
--- a/packages/chat-core/docs/chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.md
+++ b/packages/chat-core/docs/chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.md
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ export interface AwsConnectHandoff
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
 |  [credentials](./chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.credentials.md) |  | [AwsConnectCredentials](./chat-core.awsconnectcredentials.md) | AWS Connect handoff credentials. |
+|  [region](./chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.region.md) |  | string | The region of The AWS Connect instance. |
 
diff --git a/packages/chat-core/docs/chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.region.md b/packages/chat-core/docs/chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.region.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdc31d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/chat-core/docs/chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.region.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@yext/chat-core](./chat-core.md) &gt; [AwsConnectHandoff](./chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.md) &gt; [region](./chat-core.awsconnecthandoff.region.md)
+
+## AwsConnectHandoff.region property
+
+The region of The AWS Connect instance.
+
+**Signature:**
+
+```typescript
+region: string;
+```
diff --git a/packages/chat-core/etc/chat-core.api.md b/packages/chat-core/etc/chat-core.api.md
index aa3f103..6011a38 100644
--- a/packages/chat-core/etc/chat-core.api.md
+++ b/packages/chat-core/etc/chat-core.api.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface AwsConnectCredentials {
 // @public
 export interface AwsConnectHandoff {
     credentials: AwsConnectCredentials;
+    region: string;
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/packages/chat-core/package.json b/packages/chat-core/package.json
index bb8ee86..45e6cc5 100644
--- a/packages/chat-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/chat-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/chat-core",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "0.8.2",
   "description": "Typescript Networking Library for the Yext Chat API",
   "main": "./dist/commonjs/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/esm/index.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/chat-core/src/models/integrations/AwsConnect.ts b/packages/chat-core/src/models/integrations/AwsConnect.ts
index 5ecacad..a7872ea 100644
--- a/packages/chat-core/src/models/integrations/AwsConnect.ts
+++ b/packages/chat-core/src/models/integrations/AwsConnect.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 export interface AwsConnectHandoff {
   /** {@inheritdoc AwsConnectCredentials} */
   credentials: AwsConnectCredentials;
+  /** The region of The AWS Connect instance. */
+  region: string;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/chat-core/test-browser-esm/package-lock.json b/packages/chat-core/test-browser-esm/package-lock.json
index ba750bb..a835bd3 100644
--- a/packages/chat-core/test-browser-esm/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/chat-core/test-browser-esm/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     },
     "..": {
       "name": "@yext/chat-core",
-      "version": "0.8.1",
+      "version": "0.8.2",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5"
diff --git a/packages/chat-core/test-node-cjs/package-lock.json b/packages/chat-core/test-node-cjs/package-lock.json
index 8bf50e1..15e4c2b 100644
--- a/packages/chat-core/test-node-cjs/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/chat-core/test-node-cjs/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     },
     "..": {
       "name": "@yext/chat-core",
-      "version": "0.8.1",
+      "version": "0.8.2",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5"
diff --git a/packages/chat-core/tests/ChatCore.test.ts b/packages/chat-core/tests/ChatCore.test.ts
index 05d460e..8dfb367 100644
--- a/packages/chat-core/tests/ChatCore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/chat-core/tests/ChatCore.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ it("returns message response on successful API response", async () => {
           participantId: "participant-id",
           participantToken: "participant-token",
         },
+        region: "us-east-1",
       },
     },
   };