diff --git a/dimod/package_info.py b/dimod/package_info.py
index 01bfaeb5f..ad0734e34 100644
--- a/dimod/package_info.py
+++ b/dimod/package_info.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 # ================================================================================================
 
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
 __author__ = 'D-Wave Systems Inc.'
 __authoremail__ = 'acondello@dwavesys.com'
 __description__ = 'A shared API for binary quadratic model samplers.'