diff --git a/django_q/__init__.py b/django_q/__init__.py
index 4f3b689..f00949e 100644
--- a/django_q/__init__.py
+++ b/django_q/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django import get_version
 myPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 sys.path.insert(0, myPath)
 
-VERSION = (0, 8, 0)
+VERSION = (0, 8, 1)
 
 default_app_config = 'django_q.apps.DjangoQConfig'
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c9b158f..682be84 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ author = 'Ilan Steemers'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.8.0'
+release = '0.8.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1c4ef11..86ba070 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class PyTest(Command):
 
 setup(
     name='django-q',
-    version='0.8.0',
+    version='0.8.1',
     author='Ilan Steemers',
     author_email='koed0@gmail.com',
     keywords='django distributed task queue worker scheduler cron redis disque ironmq sqs orm mongodb multiprocessing rollbar',