diff --git a/openpnm/__version__.py b/openpnm/__version__.py
index f2df444a7f..80e22f7ae2 100644
--- a/openpnm/__version__.py
+++ b/openpnm/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.8.0'
+__version__ = '2.8.1'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 20eee0a621..5467ab0c0a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.8.0
+current_version = 2.8.1
 
 [flake8]
 ignore = E122,E127,E203,E222,E226,E225,E241,E402,W503,F401