diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 25ebac8..a576208 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "stairlight"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "An end-to-end data lineage tool"
 authors = ["tosh2230 <rev.to12@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/stairlight/__init__.py b/src/stairlight/__init__.py
index 9047547..feaea48 100644
--- a/src/stairlight/__init__.py
+++ b/src/stairlight/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     StairLight,
 )
 
-__version__ = "0.7.2"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 __all__ = [
     "ResponseType",
     "SearchDirection",