diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c38e27..0945852 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ENDMACRO()
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR X )
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR Y )
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH Z )
-SET( JSONCPP_VERSION 1.8.0 )
+SET( JSONCPP_VERSION 1.8.1 )
 jsoncpp_parse_version( ${JSONCPP_VERSION} JSONCPP_VERSION )
 #IF(NOT JSONCPP_VERSION_FOUND)
 #    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to parse version string properly. Expect X.Y.Z")
diff --git a/include/json/version.h b/include/json/version.h
index 9e5a66e..88f7bb7 100644
--- a/include/json/version.h
+++ b/include/json/version.h
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #ifndef JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
 
-# define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.8.0"
+# define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.8.1"
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR 8
-# define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 0
+# define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 1
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_QUALIFIER
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_HEXA ((JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR << 24) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR << 16) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH << 8))
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 584a187..34c21be 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'jsoncpp',
   'cpp',
-  version : '1.8.0',
+  version : '1.8.1',
   default_options : [
     'buildtype=release',
     'warning_level=1'],
diff --git a/version b/version
index 27f9cd3..a8fdfda 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0
+1.8.1