diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index b1e95495812..bef08b2bb11 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Release 8.2.0 (in development)
-==============================
+Release 8.2.0 (released Feb 18, 2025)
+=====================================
 
 Dependencies
 ------------
diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index 08a17b344bc..8e558a14222 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 1.2
 #:    Before version 1.2, check the string ``sphinx.__version__``.
-version_info = (8, 2, 0, 'candidate', 3)
+version_info = (8, 2, 0, 'final', 0)
 
 package_dir = _StrPath(__file__).resolve().parent
 
-_in_development = True
+_in_development = False
 if _in_development:
     # Only import subprocess if needed
     import subprocess