diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 111ea69..df8e780 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 
-project(OrbitHub VERSION 2026.9.8 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(OrbitHub VERSION 2026.9.8.2 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b39ffb5..07dd815 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ OrbitHub is in active development.
 - Milestones completed: M0-M5, and M7-M9
 - Current milestone: Milestone 10 (v1.0 Stabilization)
 - Deferred milestone: Milestone 6 (VNC Fully Working)
-- Latest checkpoint tag: `v2026.9.8`
+- Latest checkpoint tag: `v2026.9.8.2`
 - VNC implementation milestone (M6) is currently deferred
 
 Progress and milestone details:
 - [docs/PROGRESS.md](docs/PROGRESS.md)
 
 Latest release (installers for Windows, Linux, and macOS):
-- [v2026.9.8](https://git.darksingularity.org/DarkSingularity/orbithub/releases/tag/v2026.9.8)
+- [v2026.9.8.2](https://git.darksingularity.org/DarkSingularity/orbithub/releases/tag/v2026.9.8.2)
 
 ## Screenshots
 
diff --git a/docs/PROGRESS.md b/docs/PROGRESS.md
index 699ea9b..29801a7 100644
--- a/docs/PROGRESS.md
+++ b/docs/PROGRESS.md
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ Validation:
 Git:
 - Tag: `v0-m9-done`
 - Release: [v2026.9.8](https://git.darksingularity.org/DarkSingularity/orbithub/releases/tag/v2026.9.8) (`v2026.9.8` tag, installers for Windows/Linux/macOS)
+- Release: [v2026.9.8.2](https://git.darksingularity.org/DarkSingularity/orbithub/releases/tag/v2026.9.8.2) — same-day patch fixing RDP TLS certificate verification (was fully disabled) and preparing Flatpak packaging for Flathub submission
 
 ## Milestone 10 - v1.0 Stabilization
 
diff --git a/packaging/linux/org.darksingularity.OrbitHub.metainfo.xml b/packaging/linux/org.darksingularity.OrbitHub.metainfo.xml
index f1d7b50..11f0ef3 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/org.darksingularity.OrbitHub.metainfo.xml
+++ b/packaging/linux/org.darksingularity.OrbitHub.metainfo.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
     </screenshot>
   </screenshots>
   <releases>
+    <release version="2026.9.8.2" date="2026-09-08">
+      <url>https://git.darksingularity.org/DarkSingularity/orbithub/releases/tag/v2026.9.8.2</url>
+      <description>
+        <p>Fixes RDP connections silently accepting any server TLS certificate, including changed ones. Certificates are now verified with trust-on-first-use, matching SSH's known-hosts behavior.</p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="2026.9.8" date="2026-09-08">
       <url>https://git.darksingularity.org/DarkSingularity/orbithub/releases/tag/v2026.9.8</url>
     </release>