diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 97e8c5c9f4..f9f33ec0f1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 .. currentmodule:: click
 
+Version 8.2.1
+-------------
+
+
 Version 8.2.0
 -------------
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a350682a04..a7ccfb35a1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "click"
-version = "8.2.0"
+version = "8.2.1.dev"
 description = "Composable command line interface toolkit"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"