diff --git a/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist b/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
index 9f8c8173a919..3313eba36bb9 100644
--- a/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
+++ b/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
   <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
   <string>electron.icns</string>
   <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-  <string>1.8.1</string>
+  <string>1.8.2</string>
   <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-  <string>1.8.1</string>
+  <string>1.8.2</string>
   <key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
   <string>public.app-category.developer-tools</string>
   <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
diff --git a/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc b/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
index 38b94f86f9b3..0c4e97f97def 100644
--- a/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
+++ b/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,8,1,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,8,1,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,8,2,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,8,2,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "GitHub, Inc."
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Electron"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.8.1"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.8.2"
             VALUE "InternalName", "electron.exe"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2015 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved."
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "electron.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Electron"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.8.1"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.8.2"
             VALUE "SquirrelAwareVersion", "1"
         END
     END
diff --git a/atom/common/atom_version.h b/atom/common/atom_version.h
index a7f2f8099e78..c80b709304a6 100644
--- a/atom/common/atom_version.h
+++ b/atom/common/atom_version.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #define ATOM_MAJOR_VERSION 1
 #define ATOM_MINOR_VERSION 8
-#define ATOM_PATCH_VERSION 1
+#define ATOM_PATCH_VERSION 2
 
 #define ATOM_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 
diff --git a/electron.gyp b/electron.gyp
index ff7ddf6952fb..240c50d5bc27 100644
--- a/electron.gyp
+++ b/electron.gyp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     'product_name%': 'Electron',
     'company_name%': 'GitHub, Inc',
     'company_abbr%': 'github',
-    'version%': '1.8.1',
+    'version%': '1.8.2-beta.1',
     'js2c_input_dir': '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/js2c',
   },
   'includes': [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39d4354f01b3..166295ce5680 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron",
-  "version": "1.8.1",
+  "version": "1.8.2-beta.1",
   "repository": "https://github.com/electron/electron",
   "description": "Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/script/upload-to-github.js b/script/upload-to-github.js
index 45b82a285b27..e6ae78cb9bd2 100644
--- a/script/upload-to-github.js
+++ b/script/upload-to-github.js
@@ -28,7 +28,19 @@ function uploadToGitHub () {
     if (retry < 4) {
       console.log(`Error uploading ${fileName} to GitHub, will retry.  Error was:`, err)
       retry++
-      uploadToGitHub()
+      github.repos.getAssets(githubOpts).then(assets => {
+        let existingAssets = assets.data.filter(asset => asset.name === fileName)
+        if (existingAssets.length > 0) {
+          console.log(`${fileName} already exists; will delete before retrying upload.`)
+          github.repos.deleteAsset({
+            owner: 'electron',
+            repo: 'electron',
+            id: existingAssets[0].id
+          }).then(uploadToGitHub).catch(uploadToGitHub)
+        } else {
+          uploadToGitHub()
+        }
+      })
     } else {
       console.log(`Error retrying uploading ${fileName} to GitHub:`, err)
       process.exitCode = 1