diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a445b5a..2778e8d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='pymummer',
-    version='0.8.0',
+    version='0.8.1',
     description='Wrapper for MUMmer',
     packages = find_packages(),
     author='Martin Hunt, Nishadi De Silva',