diff --git a/openedx_events/__init__.py b/openedx_events/__init__.py
index 4afda6f9..cda1ef60 100644
--- a/openedx_events/__init__.py
+++ b/openedx_events/__init__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 more information about the project.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8ead60d2..6a5ab0ed 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.0
+current_version = 0.8.1
 commit = True
 tag = True