diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b25c15b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*~
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c5720349..02c8c239d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <groupId>net.sourceforge.guacamole</groupId>
     <artifactId>guacamole-client</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.8.1</version>
+    <version>0.8.2</version>
     <name>guacamole-client</name>
     <url>http://guac-dev.org/</url>