diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 3444918..f302fd3 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Direct pushes to `prod` will be bypassed only in emergencies; prefer the PR path
 - Version number across `desktop/package.json`, `desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml` (+ the `gridline` entry in `desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock` — run any `cargo metadata`/`cargo build` to sync it; do NOT blanket-replace `0.8.x` in the lock, the sqlx family shares that version), `desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json`
 - Landing page version strings: `www/src/pages/index.astro` and `www/public/landing.js` (both carry a `const version`), plus the new entry at the top of `www/src/data/changelog.ts`
 - Tests that assert the version: `desktop/src/lib/version.test.ts`, `desktop/src/lib/bundle-config.test.ts`, `desktop/src/lib/docs-coverage.test.ts` (this one also asserts the README's asset names and the landing `const version`)
-- **README download links are static (versioned)** — both download tables (top **Download** section + **Which file should I download?**) link directly to the release-tag assets (`releases/download/v0.8.1/<file>`). tauri-action uses default versioned asset names (`Gridline_<ver>_aarch64.dmg`, `Gridline-<ver>-1.x86_64.rpm`, etc.) — update BOTH tables, the two "current release (**vX.Y.Z**)" banners, and the MAINTENANCE comment on every release.
+- **README download links are static (versioned)** — both download tables (top **Download** section + **Which file should I download?**) link directly to the release-tag assets (`releases/download/v0.8.2/<file>`). tauri-action uses default versioned asset names (`Gridline_<ver>_aarch64.dmg`, `Gridline-<ver>-1.x86_64.rpm`, etc.) — update BOTH tables, the two "current release (**vX.Y.Z**)" banners, and the MAINTENANCE comment on every release.
 - **Bundled pg tools:** `tauri.conf.json` `bundle.resources` lists `resources/pg_tools/*`; the `release.yml` matrix builds/downloads + checksum-verifies the static binaries before the Tauri build step.
 - **macOS is Developer-ID signed + notarized in CI** from the repository secrets (`APPLE_CERTIFICATE`, `APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD`, `APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY`, `APPLE_API_KEY`, `APPLE_API_ISSUER`, `APPLE_API_KEY_CONTENT`, `KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD`) — the workflow logs a `notice` when they are absent and falls back to ad-hoc, so **check the run output before publishing a draft**. Verify a published DMG with `xcrun stapler validate <dmg>` plus `spctl --assess --type execute` on the `.app` inside (`source=Notarized Developer ID`). `scripts/release-mac.sh` is the **local fallback**: it auto-detects the Developer ID identity from the login keychain, reads notarization credentials from `~/.config/gridline/notarize.env`, signs + notarizes + staples both architectures, verifies the result, then uploads to the **GitHub** release with `gh release upload --clobber`.
 - **After publishing the draft**, the `release: published` event runs the cask bump (`HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY` pushes `Casks/gridline.rb` to `AdrianBonpin/homebrew-gridline`). Verify the cask `version` + `sha256` match the published DMGs.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ee9e64..25b06b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@
 
 ## Download
 
-Grab the installer for your OS from the [latest release](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/latest) — the links below point at the current release (**v0.8.1**):
+Grab the installer for your OS from the [latest release](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/latest) — the links below point at the current release (**v0.8.2**):
 
 | OS                           | Architecture                 | Download                                                                                                                             |
 | :--------------------------- | :--------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| **macOS**                    | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4…) | [Gridline_0.8.1_aarch64.dmg](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_aarch64.dmg)         |
-| **macOS**                    | Intel                        | [Gridline_0.8.1_x64.dmg](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_x64.dmg)                 |
-| **Windows**                  | x64                          | [Gridline_0.8.1_x64-setup.exe](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_x64-setup.exe)     |
-| **Debian / Ubuntu**          | amd64                        | [Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.deb](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.deb)             |
-| **Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE** | x86_64                       | [Gridline-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm)       |
-| **Other Linux**              | amd64                        | [Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.AppImage](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.AppImage)   |
+| **macOS**                    | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4…) | [Gridline_0.8.2_aarch64.dmg](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_aarch64.dmg)         |
+| **macOS**                    | Intel                        | [Gridline_0.8.2_x64.dmg](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_x64.dmg)                 |
+| **Windows**                  | x64                          | [Gridline_0.8.2_x64-setup.exe](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_x64-setup.exe)     |
+| **Debian / Ubuntu**          | amd64                        | [Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.deb](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.deb)             |
+| **Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE** | x86_64                       | [Gridline-0.8.2-1.x86_64.rpm](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline-0.8.2-1.x86_64.rpm)       |
+| **Other Linux**              | amd64                        | [Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.AppImage](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.AppImage)   |
 
 **macOS via Homebrew** (recommended for Mac users):
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The cask installs the app directly. The DMGs are Developer-ID signed and notariz
 > **macOS first launch:** Gridline is Developer-ID signed and notarized, so macOS opens it without a Gatekeeper prompt. Not sure if your Mac is Intel or Apple Silicon? See [Which file should I download?](#which-file-should-i-download) below.
 
 <!--
-  MAINTENANCE: These links are STATIC (versioned) — they point at the v0.8.1
+  MAINTENANCE: These links are STATIC (versioned) — they point at the v0.8.2
   release assets, not at a moving "latest" target. On every new release,
   update BOTH tables here (Download + Which file should I download?) to the
   new version's asset names, which are tauri-action's default naming:
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ Gridline is built for developers and small teams who manage multiple database en
 <details>
 <summary>View the full changelog</summary>
 
+- **v0.8.2** — **MySQL values actually show up**: every non-string MySQL column — ids and other integers, `DECIMAL`, `BIT`, `YEAR`, `DATE`/`TIME`/`DATETIME`/`TIMESTAMP`, `FLOAT`/`DOUBLE` — was rendering as `NULL`, so primary-key columns looked empty; all 30 column types now decode by their declared type, with 64-bit integers and `DECIMAL` carried as strings so no digits are lost and `DATETIME(6)` keeping its microseconds. **MySQL restore works against MySQL 8** — it no longer shells out to a bundled MariaDB client (which cannot authenticate with `caching_sha2_password`), running in-process over the same driver browsing uses, stopping at the first error with the failing statement's position, cancellable, and `DELIMITER`-aware so dumps with triggers and stored routines apply. **The `Clean` toggle is now real**: it drops only the objects the dump recreates, so an unrelated table in the target survives — and since MySQL DDL auto-commits, the Restore form warns a failed restore cannot be rolled back. **`.sql` files open with Gridline**: right-click → Open With loads the script into a query tab named after the file; it never runs on open (Run still confirms anything destructive), and with no connection open the file is held with a prompt until you pick one.
+
 - **v0.8.1** — **Neon / Supabase / PlanetScale connections fixed**: a pasted connection string's `?sslmode=` is now carried into the saved connection (it was silently dropped, so TLS stayed off and Neon replied *"connection is insecure (try using `sslmode=require`)"*); the SSH / SSL tab's mode and certificate paths persist on create *and* edit, managed presets pre-select their TLS mode, and `*.neon.tech` / `*.supabase.co` / `*.psdb.cloud` hosts default to `require` when no mode is stored — so previously-saved connections keep working. Pasting a URI also fills every setting it can and suggests a name, so a URL can be tested and saved with no retyping. **macOS keychain prompts self-heal**: items whose ACL still points at an older binary path made macOS ask for the keychain password on *every* access, once per secret — the app now checks the ACL (silently, before reading) and repairs it when needed, so you authorize a secret once. Version bump.
 
 - **v0.7.15** — **Support channel on the landing page**: optional coffee via [Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/adrianbonpin), never gates a feature. Landing copy refreshed (em dashes dropped, OSS section simplified, funding FAQ); version bump.
@@ -346,16 +348,16 @@ Gridline's macOS builds are **Developer-ID signed and notarized by GitHub Action
 
 #### Which file should I download?
 
-Each release contains **one file per platform** — you only need the one that matches your computer. The links below point at the current release (**v0.8.1**):
+Each release contains **one file per platform** — you only need the one that matches your computer. The links below point at the current release (**v0.8.2**):
 
 | Your system                            | Download this                                                                                                                                | Notes                                                            |
 | :------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| macOS **Apple Silicon** (M1/M2/M3/M4…) | [Gridline_0.8.1_aarch64.dmg](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_aarch64.dmg)                 | `aarch64` = Apple's own chip                                     |
-| macOS **Intel**                        | [Gridline_0.8.1_x64.dmg](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_x64.dmg)                         | `x64` = Intel/AMD                                                |
-| **Windows** (most PCs)                 | [Gridline_0.8.1_x64-setup.exe](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_x64-setup.exe)             | The `.msi` is an alternate installer (for enterprises/IT admins) |
-| **Debian / Ubuntu**                    | [Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.deb](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.deb)                     | Install: `sudo apt install ./Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.deb`           |
-| **Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE**           | [Gridline-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm)               | Install: `sudo dnf install Gridline-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm`          |
-| **Any other Linux**                    | [Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.AppImage](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.1/Gridline_0.8.1_amd64.AppImage)           | Works on every distro: `chmod +x` the file, then double-click it |
+| macOS **Apple Silicon** (M1/M2/M3/M4…) | [Gridline_0.8.2_aarch64.dmg](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_aarch64.dmg)                 | `aarch64` = Apple's own chip                                     |
+| macOS **Intel**                        | [Gridline_0.8.2_x64.dmg](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_x64.dmg)                         | `x64` = Intel/AMD                                                |
+| **Windows** (most PCs)                 | [Gridline_0.8.2_x64-setup.exe](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_x64-setup.exe)             | The `.msi` is an alternate installer (for enterprises/IT admins) |
+| **Debian / Ubuntu**                    | [Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.deb](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.deb)                     | Install: `sudo apt install ./Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.deb`           |
+| **Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE**           | [Gridline-0.8.2-1.x86_64.rpm](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline-0.8.2-1.x86_64.rpm)               | Install: `sudo dnf install Gridline-0.8.2-1.x86_64.rpm`          |
+| **Any other Linux**                    | [Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.AppImage](https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases/download/v0.8.2/Gridline_0.8.2_amd64.AppImage)           | Works on every distro: `chmod +x` the file, then double-click it |
 
 **Not sure if your Mac is Intel or Apple Silicon?** Click the **Apple menu** → **About This Mac**. If it shows "Apple M1/M2/M3/M4…" download the `aarch64` file; if it shows an Intel chip, download `x64`. Downloading the wrong one won't run.
 
diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 53083b6..81ca320 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "gridline-desktop",
     "private": true,
-    "version": "0.8.1",
+    "version": "0.8.2",
     "description": "An open-source, high-performance database GUI client for PostgreSQL and beyond",
     "type": "module",
     "scripts": {
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 0ca6b47..1e77696 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gridline"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.8.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index d97338d..5b9c127 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "gridline"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.8.2"
 description = "An open-source, high-performance database GUI client for PostgreSQL and beyond"
 authors = ["you"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index e94fee7..94f5455 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Gridline",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "0.8.2",
   "identifier": "com.adrianbonpin.gridline",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "bun run dev",
diff --git a/desktop/src/lib/bundle-config.test.ts b/desktop/src/lib/bundle-config.test.ts
index 2b42167..0d7a9b7 100644
--- a/desktop/src/lib/bundle-config.test.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/lib/bundle-config.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import tauriConf from "../../src-tauri/tauri.conf.json";
 
-describe("tauri bundle config (v0.8.1)", () => {
+describe("tauri bundle config (v0.8.2)", () => {
   it("declares bundled pg_tools resources", () => {
     expect(tauriConf.bundle.resources).toContain("resources/pg_tools/*");
   });
-  it("version is 0.8.1", () => {
-    expect(tauriConf.version).toBe("0.8.1");
+  it("version is 0.8.2", () => {
+    expect(tauriConf.version).toBe("0.8.2");
   });
   it("declares a .sql file association with alternate rank", () => {
     const assoc = tauriConf.bundle.fileAssociations;
diff --git a/desktop/src/lib/docs-coverage.test.ts b/desktop/src/lib/docs-coverage.test.ts
index 73653c4..7488323 100644
--- a/desktop/src/lib/docs-coverage.test.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/lib/docs-coverage.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import agents from "../../../AGENTS.md?raw";
 import readme from "../../../README.md?raw";
 import landing from "../../../www/public/landing.js?raw";
 
-describe("v0.8.1 docs coverage", () => {
+describe("v0.8.2 docs coverage", () => {
   it("AGENTS.md marks inline cell editing complete", () => {
     expect(agents).toContain("Inline cell editing");
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Inline cell editing \| ✅/);
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ describe("v0.8.1 docs coverage", () => {
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Connection status indicator on cards \| ✅/);
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Move-to-folder bulk action \| ✅/);
   });
-  it("README declares v0.8.1", () => {
-    expect(readme).toContain("0.8.1");
+  it("README declares v0.8.2", () => {
+    expect(readme).toContain("0.8.2");
   });
   it("AGENTS.md marks schema CRUD complete", () => {
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Schema CRUD \| ✅/);
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ describe("v0.8.1 docs coverage", () => {
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Cancel long-running queries \| ✅/);
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Settings export\/import \| ✅/);
   });
-  it("README links to v0.8.1 assets in both download tables", () => {
-    expect(readme).toContain("releases/download/v0.8.1/");
-    expect(readme).toContain("Gridline_0.8.1_aarch64.dmg");
-    expect(readme).toContain("Gridline-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm");
+  it("README links to v0.8.2 assets in both download tables", () => {
+    expect(readme).toContain("releases/download/v0.8.2/");
+    expect(readme).toContain("Gridline_0.8.2_aarch64.dmg");
+    expect(readme).toContain("Gridline-0.8.2-1.x86_64.rpm");
   });
-  it("landing.js platform download links point to v0.8.1", () => {
-    expect(landing).toContain('const version = "0.8.1"');
+  it("landing.js platform download links point to v0.8.2", () => {
+    expect(landing).toContain('const version = "0.8.2"');
   });
   it("AGENTS.md documents the native MySQL restore and the .sql association", () => {
     // These claims would actively mislead the next contributor if they were
diff --git a/desktop/src/lib/version.test.ts b/desktop/src/lib/version.test.ts
index 35e84bf..92fca90 100644
--- a/desktop/src/lib/version.test.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/lib/version.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import pkg from "../../package.json";
 
 describe("version", () => {
-  it("declares v0.8.1 across the app shell", () => {
-    expect(pkg.version).toBe("0.8.1");
+  it("declares v0.8.2 across the app shell", () => {
+    expect(pkg.version).toBe("0.8.2");
   });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/release-mac.sh b/scripts/release-mac.sh
index 340b8ec..8830189 100755
--- a/scripts/release-mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-mac.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # signed build without spending CI minutes, or when Actions is unavailable.
 #
 # Usage:
-#   TAG=v0.8.1 ./scripts/release-mac.sh
+#   TAG=v0.8.2 ./scripts/release-mac.sh
 #
 # The release is keyed by tag: the Actions job creates the draft on a tag push,
 # and this script finds it (creating it only if it somehow doesn't exist) and
diff --git a/www/public/landing.js b/www/public/landing.js
index c2a53f5..b1306be 100644
--- a/www/public/landing.js
+++ b/www/public/landing.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     const keepLabel = downloadBtn.hasAttribute("data-download-label");
 
     const releasesUrl = "https://github.com/AdrianBonpin/gridline/releases";
-    const version = "0.8.1";
+    const version = "0.8.2";
 
     if (isMobile) {
       downloadBtn.href = releasesUrl;
diff --git a/www/src/data/changelog.ts b/www/src/data/changelog.ts
index f08a256..2927e36 100644
--- a/www/src/data/changelog.ts
+++ b/www/src/data/changelog.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ export interface ChangelogEntry {
 }
 
 export const changelogEntries: ChangelogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.8.2",
+    date: "2026-09-29",
+    highlights: [
+      "MySQL columns now show their values. Every non-string MySQL type was decoding to NULL, so `id`/integer columns looked empty in the grid and the query editor — and it was not only integers: `DECIMAL`, `BIT`, `YEAR`, `DATE`, `TIME`, `DATETIME`, `DATETIME(6)`, `TIMESTAMP`, `FLOAT` and `DOUBLE` were affected too (21 of 30 types). Decoding is now driven by each column's declared type instead of a guess, 64-bit integers and `DECIMAL` travel as strings so no digits are lost, and `DATETIME(6)` keeps its microseconds. Temporal values are shown as stored, never silently shifted into another time zone.",
+      "MySQL restore now works against MySQL 8. It used to shell out to a bundled MariaDB client, which cannot authenticate with MySQL 8's default `caching_sha2_password`, so restore failed with `ERROR 1045` (or `ERROR 2026` once TLS was involved) while browsing worked fine. Restore now runs in-process over the same driver that browsing uses: it stops at the first error and tells you which statement failed, it can be cancelled, and it understands the `DELIMITER` directive so dumps containing triggers and stored routines apply correctly. The **Clean** toggle is now real — it drops only the objects the dump recreates, so an unrelated table in the target survives — and because MySQL DDL commits as it runs, the form warns that a failed restore cannot be rolled back.",
+      "`.sql` files can be opened with Gridline straight from your file manager. Right-click a script → Open With → Gridline (it appears as an alternate handler, so your default for `.sql` is left alone) and it opens in a query tab named after the file. Opening never executes anything — Run still goes through the destructive-query confirmation — and re-opening the same file focuses the existing tab without discarding edits. If no connection is open, the script is held and Home prompts you to pick one, so a double-click never dead-ends.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.8.1",
     date: "2026-09-24",
diff --git a/www/src/pages/index.astro b/www/src/pages/index.astro
index bd04e3e..dccb875 100644
--- a/www/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/www/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import queryEditor from "../assets/screenshots/query-editor.png";
 import erDiagram from "../assets/screenshots/er-diagram.png";
 import home from "../assets/screenshots/home.png";
 import dataGrid from "../assets/screenshots/data-grid.png";
-const version = "0.8.1";
+const version = "0.8.2";
 const site = "https://getgridline.app";
 const jsonLd = [
   buildSoftwareApplicationJsonLd({