2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 78d0c53..837cc64 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ available in the Python 2 version of the standard ``curses`` module.
 that your ``PATH`` includes the directory where the executables end up. You can
 list the installed files with ``pip(3) show -f kconfiglib``.
 
-All releases have a corresponding tag in the git repository, e.g. ``v8.0.0``
+All releases have a corresponding tag in the git repository, e.g. ``v8.1.0``
 (the latest version).
 
 `Semantic versioning <http://semver.org/>`_ is used. There's been
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fd48923..6230962 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import setuptools
 setuptools.setup(
     name="kconfiglib",
     # MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, per http://semver.org
-    version="8.0.0",
+    version="8.1.0",
     description="A flexible Python Kconfig parser",
     long_description=
         open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.rst")).read(),