diff --git a/src/compressed_tensors/version.py b/src/compressed_tensors/version.py
index 8b4ea8c7..73356205 100644
--- a/src/compressed_tensors/version.py
+++ b/src/compressed_tensors/version.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 """
 
 
-version_base = "0.8.0"
+version_base = "0.8.1"
 is_release = True  # change to True to set the generated version as a release version