diff --git a/google/generativeai/version.py b/google/generativeai/version.py
index a5bd48443..18d6452a5 100644
--- a/google/generativeai/version.py
+++ b/google/generativeai/version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"