diff --git a/lemur/__about__.py b/lemur/__about__.py
index 0926ef33..b0d09167 100644
--- a/lemur/__about__.py
+++ b/lemur/__about__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ __title__ = "lemur"
 __summary__ = "Certificate management and orchestration service"
 __uri__ = "https://github.com/Netflix/lemur"
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 
 __author__ = "The Lemur developers"
 __email__ = "security@netflix.com"