diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 02f17d9..2e1c40e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.1"
+  ".": "0.8.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7776e7f..8abaf30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.2](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/compare/v0.8.1...v0.8.2) (2026-09-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* dedicated cgc.maintenanceTimeoutMs budget for /cgc index and /cgc sync background runs ([20d7dc0](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/commit/20d7dc0a04c19d48fe1d74d84f44c2619c7c4cb2))
+
 ## [0.8.1](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1) (2026-09-19)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6155315..35879f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-codegraphcontext",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "0.8.2",
   "description": "Pi coding-agent extension for CodeGraphContext (CGC): index lifecycle gate, freshness sync, agent routing guidance, status surfaces, and CLI-gap tools wrapping the cgc binary.",
   "type": "module",
   "keywords": [