diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 468599b579..e487ab1a5d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl initialization
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.8.1], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
+AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.8.2], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
 
 dnl the file passed to AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR should be specific to our package
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([wx-config.in])
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dnl wx_release_number += 1
 
 wx_major_version_number=2
 wx_minor_version_number=8
-wx_release_number=1
+wx_release_number=2
 wx_subrelease_number=2
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
diff --git a/wxBase.spec b/wxBase.spec
index 731b0c66db..d7962fa7f2 100644
--- a/wxBase.spec
+++ b/wxBase.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.1
+%define ver  2.8.2
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  1
+%define rel  2
 
 # Configurable settings (use --with(out) unicode on rpmbuild command line):
 %define unicode 0
diff --git a/wxGTK.spec b/wxGTK.spec
index 2aa7b81794..7c70e1dbb4 100644
--- a/wxGTK.spec
+++ b/wxGTK.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define _prefix /usr
-%define ver  2.8.1
+%define ver  2.8.2
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  1
+%define rel  2
 
 # Configurable settings (use --with(out) {unicode,gtk2} on rpmbuild cmd line):
 %define unicode 1
diff --git a/wxMGL.spec b/wxMGL.spec
index 6d2b3d5553..35ddfcd2f1 100644
--- a/wxMGL.spec
+++ b/wxMGL.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver 2.8.1
+%define ver 2.8.2
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel 1
+%define rel 2
 
 Summary: The SciTech MGL port of the wxWindows library
 Name: wxMGL
diff --git a/wxMotif.spec b/wxMotif.spec
index 6eeb1438c9..c025dd6cdd 100644
--- a/wxMotif.spec
+++ b/wxMotif.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.1
+%define ver  2.8.2
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  1
+%define rel  2
 
 %define portname   motif
 %define name       wx-%{portname}
diff --git a/wxX11.spec b/wxX11.spec
index 218ef93c1b..a43500f6a8 100644
--- a/wxX11.spec
+++ b/wxX11.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.1
+%define ver  2.8.2
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  1
+%define rel  2
 
 # Configurable settings (use --with(out) unicode on rpmbuild cmd line):
 %define unicode 0