diff --git a/_version.py b/_version.py
index 409e6b2d..edb9e336 100644
--- a/_version.py
+++ b/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # fmt: off
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 0e508082..932e83cb 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 # fmt: off
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
 # fmt: on
 
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d5968e88..db7ed9ac 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
 
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ test = pytest
 [tool:pytest]
 testpaths = tests
 addopts = --ignore=setup.py
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index da410c51..8467aa89 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #     history = history_file.read()
 
 # fmt: off
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
 # fmt: on
 
 requirements = [
diff --git a/snntorch/_version.py b/snntorch/_version.py
index 409e6b2d..edb9e336 100644
--- a/snntorch/_version.py
+++ b/snntorch/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # fmt: off
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'