diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c4a01a359ab83dca63cf29671639ecc0656c42d6..c2d73c56a6da1e8f691f8069fb530b4687ac255e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # Init the project.
-AC_INIT([SWIFT],[0.8.0],[https://gitlab.cosma.dur.ac.uk/swift/swiftsim])
+AC_INIT([SWIFT],[0.8.1],[https://gitlab.cosma.dur.ac.uk/swift/swiftsim])
 swift_config_flags="$*"
 
 #  We want to stop when given unrecognised options. No subdirs so this is safe.
diff --git a/doc/RTD/source/conf.py b/doc/RTD/source/conf.py
index fac755bbb4ee9cd25bf3526bc435c69be3a9d5b5..327c5524820772c4c891418cff72a3c22a4fb2b0 100644
--- a/doc/RTD/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/RTD/source/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ author = 'SWIFT Team'
 # The short X.Y version
 version = '0.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.8.0'
+release = '0.8.1'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------