diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b844a5d..f3266da 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "torchbear"
 description = "network application framework"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 authors = ["Mitchell Tannenbaum <tannenbaum.mitchell@gmail.com>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/foundpatterns/torchbear"
 readme = "Readme.md"