diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9c6a4344..e5992fcab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.8.2
+
+**Release date:** 2026-04-07
+
+This patch release fixes the Azure Blob prefix option not being passed
+to the storage client, and improves the error message when using encrypted
+SSH keys without a password.
+
+Fixes:
+- Fix azure blob prefix option not passed
+  [#2014](https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/pull/2014)
+
+Improvements:
+- Improve error message for encrypted SSH keys without password
+  [#2013](https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/pull/2013)
+
 ## 1.8.1
 
 **Release date:** 2026-03-12
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 9cdf58b5d..1b6a2b4c2 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: fluxcd/source-controller
   newName: fluxcd/source-controller
-  newTag: v1.8.1
+  newTag: v1.8.2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b15d5f77c..81951e948 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/tar v0.17.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/testserver v0.13.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.12.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.8.1
+	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.8.2
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.7.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.5
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3