diff --git a/python/aistore/version.py b/python/aistore/version.py
index 29654eec0a..2d986fc505 100644
--- a/python/aistore/version.py
+++ b/python/aistore/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.1"