diff --git a/pcmdi_metrics/_version.py b/pcmdi_metrics/_version.py
index e4e78c0b9..2ae7a9632 100644
--- a/pcmdi_metrics/_version.py
+++ b/pcmdi_metrics/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "3.8.1"
+__version__ = "3.8.2"