diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a3df0a6959e154733da89a5d6063742ce6d5b851..6f4eebdf6f68fc72411793cdb19e3f1715b117f3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0
+0.8.1