diff --git a/pelican/__init__.py b/pelican/__init__.py
index 6ea5ab0f..3f8ac9c2 100644
--- a/pelican/__init__.py
+++ b/pelican/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from pelican.utils import clean_output_dir, files_changed
 from pelican.writers import Writer
 from pelican import log
 
-__version__ = "2.8.0"
+__version__ = "2.8.1"
 
 
 class Pelican(object):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1d6b3615..1ded0540 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 import sys
 import platform
 
-VERSION = "2.8.0" # find a better way to do so.
+VERSION = "2.8.1" # find a better way to do so.
 
 requires = ['feedgenerator', 'jinja2', 'pygments', 'docutils', 'pytz']
 if sys.version_info < (2,7):