diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8f4f5e2..a76e194 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3662,7 +3662,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustic-rs"
-version = "0.8.1-dev"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "abscissa_core",
  "aho-corasick",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 673ba03..9f7407b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustic-rs"
-version = "0.8.1-dev"
+version = "0.8.1"
 authors = ["the rustic-rs team"]
 categories = ["command-line-utilities"]
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/rustic-rs"