diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index a1031f6096..390e2599fe 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 
 - macOS: Fix a regression in the previous release that caused failures in the E-book viewer when updating annotations for books with a large number of annotations
 
+- [2106205] Version 8.2.1 fixes an error when clicking on format links in the book details panel
+
 :: improved recipes
 - The Economist
 - Reuters
diff --git a/src/calibre/constants.py b/src/calibre/constants.py
index 7ed3c7a71c..9d02f6fd20 100644
--- a/src/calibre/constants.py
+++ b/src/calibre/constants.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 from polyglot.builtins import environ_item, hasenv
 
 __appname__   = 'calibre'
-numeric_version = (8, 2, 0)
+numeric_version = (8, 2, 1)
 __version__   = '.'.join(map(str, numeric_version))
 git_version   = None
 __author__    = 'Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'