diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index f388417..38e81f0 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.1-dev0
+current_version = 0.8.1
 commit = True
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\-(?P<release>[a-z]+)(?P<build>\d+))?
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 203941e..c18d72b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.1-dev0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.8.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pycobi/__init__.py b/pycobi/__init__.py
index 687bdc9..ced2635 100644
--- a/pycobi/__init__.py
+++ b/pycobi/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 __author__ = "Richard Gast"
 __status__ = "Development"
-__version__ = "0.8.1-dev0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 
 from .pycobi import ODESystem
 from .utility import get_lyapunov_exponents, get_solution_eigenvalues, fractal_dimension