diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2258af1..31452ba 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/description.txt"
 
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 8)
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES "chai;ChaiScript Eval")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "ChaiScript.com")
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp b/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
index b12347b..cf2a5a6 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 namespace chaiscript {
   static const int version_major = 5;
   static const int version_minor = 8;
-  static const int version_patch = 0;
+  static const int version_patch = 1;
 
   static const char *compiler_version = CHAISCRIPT_COMPILER_VERSION;
   static const char *compiler_name = CHAISCRIPT_COMPILER_NAME;
diff --git a/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp b/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
index b27db07..8ea30ef 100644
--- a/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
+++ b/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
@@ -933,7 +933,17 @@ TEST_CASE("Map conversions")
   )");
 
   CHECK(c == 42);
+}
 
+
+TEST_CASE("Parse floats with non-posix locale")
+{
+  std::cout << "Current locale: " << std::setlocale(LC_ALL, "en_ZA.utf8") << '\n';
+  chaiscript::ChaiScript chai;
+  const double parsed = chai.eval<double>("print(1.3); 1.3");
+  CHECK(parsed == 1.3);
+  const std::string str = chai.eval<std::string>("to_string(1.3)");
+  CHECK(str == "1.3");
 }