diff --git a/cobra/__init__.py b/cobra/__init__.py
index 30b2a5628..21666c1ff 100644
--- a/cobra/__init__.py
+++ b/cobra/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     DictList, Gene, Metabolite, Model, Object, Reaction, Species)
 from cobra.util.version_info import show_versions
 
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.8.2"
 
 # set the warning format to be prettier and fit on one line
 _cobra_path = _dirname(_abspath(__file__))
diff --git a/release-notes/0.8.2.md b/release-notes/0.8.2.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2ecece49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/0.8.2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Release notes for cobrapy 0.8.2
+
+## Fixes
+
+- the Solution class no longer contains links progenitor model's
+  reactions and metabolites
+- Guarantee that sampler._reproject always returns a feasible point
+  and will not attempt to reproject already feasible
+  points. [#564](https://github.com/opencobra/cobrapy/pull/564)
+- `Model.summary` no longer fails when calling after the model has
+  changed. Fixed by letting the summary function re-compute a solution
+  (default) or letting user supply a prior computed solution
+  object. [#566](https://github.com/opencobra/cobrapy/pull/566)
+- Metabolites must now have valid identifiers before being added to a
+  model or `ValueError` is raised.
+- Fix use of underscores in key/value pairs in legacy sbml
+  notes. [#547](https://github.com/opencobra/cobrapy/issues/547)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2c896ac52..6c7b437fd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.1
+current_version = 0.8.2
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 054a263eb..be73b9821 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
 
 setup(
     name="cobra",
-    version="0.8.1",
+    version="0.8.2",
     packages=find_packages(),
     setup_requires=setup_requirements,
     install_requires=["future", "swiglpk", "optlang>=1.2.1",