diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b4440367..cf9a7afa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "8.2.0"
+    ".": "8.2.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ff42f7d..d822252a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.2.1](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose/compare/v8.2.0...v8.2.1) (2026-03-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* fixed issue with ProGuard/R8 and AttributionId ([#861](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose/issues/861)) ([7b9149d](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose/commit/7b9149d0fd60ad309e2d820c2b536702fd092314))
+* prevent NoSuchElementException when computing view keys in ClusterRenderer ([#857](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose/issues/857)) ([e34b50f](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose/commit/e34b50ff7e3edcf147ef256069e6bc19d983dc43))
+
 ## [8.2.0](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose/compare/v8.1.0...v8.2.0) (2026-02-24)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7345af09..67079cdb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ You no longer need to specify the Maps SDK for Android or its Utility Library as
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:maps-compose:8.2.0' // {x-release-please-version}
+    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:maps-compose:8.2.1' // {x-release-please-version}
     // Optionally, you can include the Compose utils library for Clustering,
     // Street View metadata checks, etc.
-    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:maps-compose-utils:8.2.0' // {x-release-please-version}
+    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:maps-compose-utils:8.2.1' // {x-release-please-version}
     // Optionally, you can include the widgets library for ScaleBar, etc.
-    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:maps-compose-widgets:8.2.0' // {x-release-please-version}
+    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:maps-compose-widgets:8.2.1' // {x-release-please-version}
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 58b8f99b..80f12182 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ val projectArtifactId by extra { project: Project ->
 allprojects {
     group = "com.google.maps.android"
     // {x-release-please-start-version}
-    version = "8.2.0"
+    version = "8.2.1"
     // {x-release-please-end}
 }