diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bee50eaf0..6cae06ced 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3037,7 +3037,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.81.0"
+version = "0.82.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 20d59b0ff..c01e7972e 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.82.0] - 2024-11-23
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed URL handling related to OIDC and `rootPath` with and without trailing slashes. Also added a bunch of tests ([#910]).
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index 38c3446bb..a6844ef4b 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "stackable-operator"
 description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-version = "0.81.0"
+version = "0.82.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true