diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 4cd5a42..2921f52 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.8.0'
+version = '0.8.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.8.0'
+release = '0.8.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/pylustrator/__init__.py b/pylustrator/__init__.py
index 81882a1..9da3f0b 100644
--- a/pylustrator/__init__.py
+++ b/pylustrator/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 from .QtGui import initialize as StartColorChooser
 from .lab_colormap import LabColormap
 
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b18d69a..d98f33b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(name='pylustrator',
-      version="0.8.0",
+      version="0.8.1",
       description='Adds interactivity to arrange panels in matplotlib',
       long_description=open('readme.rst').read(),
       url='https://bitbucket.org/fabry_biophysics/pylustrator',