diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3568b05d8..fb0b5644a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project(
 	'wayfire',
 	'c',
 	'cpp',
-	version: '0.8.0',
+	version: '0.8.1',
 	license: 'MIT',
 	meson_version: '>=0.63.0',
 	default_options: [