diff --git a/passlib/__init__.py b/passlib/__init__.py
index 4c3c06d9..a1ee8ef6 100644
--- a/passlib/__init__.py
+++ b/passlib/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """passlib - suite of password hashing & generation routines"""
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d8fd60cd..24c3f087 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "libpass"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 description = "Fork of passlib, a comprehensive password hashing framework supporting over 30 schemes"
 authors = [
     { name = "Eli Collins", email = "elic@assurancetechnologies.com" },
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ ignore = [
 
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_conventional_commits"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 tag_format = "$version"
 version_files = [
     "passlib/__init__.py",