diff --git a/src/rpcclient/setup.py b/src/rpcclient/setup.py
index eae5bd3b..a6ef8a27 100644
--- a/src/rpcclient/setup.py
+++ b/src/rpcclient/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve(strict=True)
-VERSION = '2.8.0'
+VERSION = '2.8.1'
 PACKAGE_NAME = 'rpcclient'
 DATA_FILES_EXTENSIONS = ['*.txt', '*.json', '*.js']
 PACKAGES = [p for p in find_packages() if not p.startswith('tests')]