diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b18ce9c2..3c84fa81 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ WORKDIR /var/www/wp-content
 RUN chown -R nobody:nobody /var/www
 
 # WordPress
-ENV WORDPRESS_VERSION 6.8.1
-ENV WORDPRESS_SHA1 52d5f05c96a9155f78ed84700264307e5dea14b4
+ENV WORDPRESS_VERSION 6.8.2
+ENV WORDPRESS_SHA1 03baad10b8f9a416a3e10b89010d811d9361e468
 
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/src
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8af599a7..e507272f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Lightweight WordPress container with Nginx 1.26 & PHP-FPM 8.4 based on Alpine Linux.
 
-_WordPress version currently installed:_ **6.8.1**
+_WordPress version currently installed:_ **6.8.2**
 
 * Used in production for many sites, making it stable, tested and up-to-date
 * Optimized for 100 concurrent users