diff --git a/ypywidgets/__init__.py b/ypywidgets/__init__.py
index 870d21b..66076f7 100644
--- a/ypywidgets/__init__.py
+++ b/ypywidgets/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 from .declare import Declare as Declare
 
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"