diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e6d0870c..cd0845f1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(rtorrent, 0.8.0, jaris@ifi.uio.no)
+AC_INIT(rtorrent, 0.8.1, jaris@ifi.uio.no)
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)