diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3115b067..3ebad252 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "7.8.1"
+  ".": "7.8.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e249e38..e7ee8ad4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.8.2](https://github.com/npm/node-semver/compare/v7.8.1...v7.8.2) (2026-06-04)
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`bea6028`](https://github.com/npm/node-semver/commit/bea6028694a75e840f48b288ac019e9644cfe6e8) [#870](https://github.com/npm/node-semver/pull/870) increment dotted prerelease identifiers (#870) (@liuzemei, @SheldonNeo)
+
 ## [7.8.1](https://github.com/npm/node-semver/compare/v7.8.0...v7.8.1) (2026-05-21)
 ### Bug Fixes
 * [`17aa702`](https://github.com/npm/node-semver/commit/17aa702d91166472b197a2ea768f085083bee2e4) [#869](https://github.com/npm/node-semver/pull/869) strip build metadata before comparator trimming (#869) (@owlstronaut)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6edb9ab4..bcb65da6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "semver",
-  "version": "7.8.1",
+  "version": "7.8.2",
   "description": "The semantic version parser used by npm.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {