diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 9b9fccf..3bc99b7 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 author = "Sam Ireland"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.8.0"
+release = "0.8.1"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/nextflow/__init__.py b/nextflow/__init__.py
index 99b0eed..ce49bdb 100644
--- a/nextflow/__init__.py
+++ b/nextflow/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from .command import run, run_and_poll
 
 __author__ = "Sam Ireland"
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 
 if not which("nextflow"):
     raise NextflowNotInstalledError(
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a542e7d..f7e3b04 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="nextflowpy",
-    version="0.8.0",
+    version="0.8.1",
     description="A Python wrapper around Nextflow.",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",