diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f59c11c..7d53cf1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "8.2.0"
+  ".": "8.2.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9bcc638..f1aaf40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.2.1](https://github.com/npm/init-package-json/compare/v8.2.0...v8.2.1) (2025-05-14)
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`d2da53b`](https://github.com/npm/init-package-json/commit/d2da53b5ccff49d008cb138db5c56bcb02ca7b77) [#330](https://github.com/npm/init-package-json/pull/330) private option uses the real config to determine default (#330) (@owlstronaut)
+
 ## [8.2.0](https://github.com/npm/init-package-json/compare/v8.1.1...v8.2.0) (2025-05-05)
 ### Features
 * [`8f6d95d`](https://github.com/npm/init-package-json/commit/8f6d95d539a0e5334a2452869ab39738d50c2652) [#329](https://github.com/npm/init-package-json/pull/329) add new test packages (#329) (@wraithgar)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fbaf9b..722e74f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "init-package-json",
-  "version": "8.2.0",
+  "version": "8.2.1",
   "main": "lib/init-package-json.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "tap",