diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d5f8dada..4dab1110d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS true)
 SET(MSVC_INCREMENTAL_DEFAULT ON)
 
 PROJECT(BULLET_PHYSICS)
-SET(BULLET_VERSION 2.81)
+SET(BULLET_VERSION 2.82)
 
 IF(COMMAND cmake_policy)
    cmake_policy(SET CMP0003 NEW)
diff --git a/RELEASING.TXT b/RELEASING.TXT
index 32394df06..49d6ba40e 100644
--- a/RELEASING.TXT
+++ b/RELEASING.TXT
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This document details the steps necessary to package a release of Bullet.
 
 1) Preparing for release:
 
-update VERSION in several places (/VERSION file, /CMakeLists.txt, /configure.ac, /src/LinearMath/btScalar.h)
+update VERSION in several places (/VERSION file, /CMakeLists.txt, /configure.ac, /src/LinearMath/btScalar.h, /src/LinearMath/btSerializer.h around line 441)
 re-generate serialization structures, if they changed (/src/LinearMath/btSerializer.cpp using makesdna)
 update ChangeLog with larger/important changes
 regenerate MSVC project files using build/vs_all.bat
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 00ddb02a1..90c00fa39 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.81
+2.82
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1d793612a..be72f830f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.54])
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_INIT(
     [bullet],
-    [2.81],
-    [bullet@erwincoumans.com])
+    [2.82],
+    [erwin.coumans@gmail.com])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
diff --git a/src/LinearMath/btScalar.h b/src/LinearMath/btScalar.h
index 2399c5d3b..992dc3cff 100644
--- a/src/LinearMath/btScalar.h
+++ b/src/LinearMath/btScalar.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ subject to the following restrictions:
 #include <float.h>
 
 /* SVN $Revision$ on $Date$ from http://bullet.googlecode.com*/
-#define BT_BULLET_VERSION 281
+#define BT_BULLET_VERSION 282
 
 inline int	btGetVersion()
 {
diff --git a/src/LinearMath/btSerializer.h b/src/LinearMath/btSerializer.h
index ddcc26fc5..ff1dc574c 100644
--- a/src/LinearMath/btSerializer.h
+++ b/src/LinearMath/btSerializer.h
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public:
 
 			buffer[9] = '2';
 			buffer[10] = '8';
-			buffer[11] = '1';
+			buffer[11] = '2';
 
 		}