diff --git a/dbt/adapters/synapse/__version__.py b/dbt/adapters/synapse/__version__.py
index 72126ce..ba22724 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/synapse/__version__.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/synapse/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.8.1"
+version = "1.8.2"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2108136..3fb973f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "Anders Swanson",
     "Sam Debruyn",
 ]
-dbt_version = "1.8"
 dbt_fabric_requirement = "dbt-fabric>=1.8.6,<2.0"
 description = """An Azure Synapse adapter plugin for dbt"""
 
@@ -37,15 +36,6 @@ def _dbt_synapse_version():
 
 package_version = _dbt_synapse_version()
 
-# the package version should be the dbt version, with maybe some things on the
-# ends of it. (0.18.1 vs 0.18.1a1, 0.18.1.1, ...)
-if not package_version.startswith(dbt_version):
-    raise ValueError(
-        f"Invalid setup.py: package_version={package_version} must start with "
-        f"dbt_version={dbt_version}"
-    )
-
-
 class VerifyVersionCommand(install):
     """Custom command to verify that the git tag matches our version"""