diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 50f3114..fe68b7c 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "3.8.1"
+    ".": "3.8.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6adfd4..1e4e33b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.8.2](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/compare/v3.8.1...v3.8.2) (2024-09-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* handle when format target is empty string (# 473) ([c703d54](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/commit/c703d54440c90e4fbecda3748c6286551d57eab0))
+
 ## [3.8.1](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/compare/v3.8.0...v3.8.1) (2024-09-24)
 
 
diff --git a/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua b/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
index f5ffe82..1d32b69 100644
--- a/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
+++ b/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ local client = function() return require("rest-nvim.client") end
 ---rest.nvim API version, equals to the current rest.nvim version. Meant to be used by modules later
 ---@type string
 ---@see vim.version
-api.VERSION = "3.8.1" -- x-release-please-version
+api.VERSION = "3.8.2" -- x-release-please-version
 
 ---rest.nvim namespace used for buffer highlights
 ---@type number