diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e4297924..12b430ce 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Copyright (C) 2014 Tim Rühsen
 
+14.08.2015 Release V0.8.1
+  * Fix documentation 
+  * Add syntax checking of tests_psl.txt
+
 06.08.2015 Release V0.8.0
   * Add https://github.com/publicsuffix as git submodule
   * Support Debian 'Reproducible Builds'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9dac12c3..fdf14e8b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-AC_INIT([libpsl], [0.8.0], [tim.ruehsen@gmx.de], [libpsl], [http://github.com/rockdaboot/libpsl])
+AC_INIT([libpsl], [0.8.1], [tim.ruehsen@gmx.de], [libpsl], [http://github.com/rockdaboot/libpsl])
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 -Wall no-define foreign])