diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 0d7847ad..0c0292d0 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 History
 -------
 
-0.8.2
-+++++
+0.8.2 (2011-11-19)
+++++++++++++++++++
 
 * Proper URL slash-quote handling.
+* Cookies with ``[``, ``]``, and ``_`` allowed.
 
 0.8.1 (2011-11-15)
 ++++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/requests/__init__.py b/requests/__init__.py
index b42d1210..9d2319a5 100644
--- a/requests/__init__.py
+++ b/requests/__init__.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ requests
 """
 
 __title__ = 'requests'
-__version__ = '0.8.1'
-__build__ = 0x000801
+__version__ = '0.8.2'
+__build__ = 0x000802
 __author__ = 'Kenneth Reitz'
 __license__ = 'ISC'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2011 Kenneth Reitz'