diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index f46a6df1fb92953dfcca215b5c3da069362b691d..e134fb2415a6c9208c3874129d419fbf76b0b966 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"