diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 6201630cf..11a16cb96 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
 
-0.48.2 [future]
+0.48.2 [2026-07-30]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 - Wayland: Fix regression in previous release that broke drag and drop on Plasma (:iss:`10284`)
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 425514f8a..0d90ba066 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
 kitty_face = '🐱'
-version: Version = Version(0, 48, 1)
+version: Version = Version(0, 48, 2)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat