diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d2400cab..5a7ea1ad 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ $ towncrier create <PR-number>.<break|feat|fix>.md --content "Short description"
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## cylc-uiserver-1.8.2 (Released 2026-01-08)
+
+[Updated cylc-ui to 2.12.1](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-ui/blob/master/CHANGES.md)
+
+### 🔧 Fixes
+
+[#761](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-uiserver/pull/761) - Fixed a bug causing "unknown" status and delay to data appearing on workflow startup.
+
 ## cylc-uiserver-1.8.1 (Released 2025-11-27)
 
 [Updated cylc-ui to 2.11.0](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-ui/blob/master/CHANGES.md)
diff --git a/changes.d/+9315fc96.ui-version.md b/changes.d/+9315fc96.ui-version.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fbd6258..00000000
--- a/changes.d/+9315fc96.ui-version.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Updated cylc-ui to 2.12.1
diff --git a/changes.d/761.fix.md b/changes.d/761.fix.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 65996146..00000000
--- a/changes.d/761.fix.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed a bug causing "unknown" status and delay to data appearing on workflow startup.
diff --git a/cylc/uiserver/__init__.py b/cylc/uiserver/__init__.py
index 6d324c77..b5545d92 100644
--- a/cylc/uiserver/__init__.py
+++ b/cylc/uiserver/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-__version__ = "1.8.2.dev"
+__version__ = "1.8.2"
 
 import os
 from typing import Dict