diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 2abe63e..d43be24 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.0
+current_version = 0.8.1
 commit = True
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8adc70f..c18d72b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.8.1
\ No newline at end of file