diff --git a/lib/open_project/version.rb b/lib/open_project/version.rb
index 9551cbe820..f1b7c36e2e 100644
--- a/lib/open_project/version.rb
+++ b/lib/open_project/version.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module OpenProject
   module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 8
     MINOR = 1
-    PATCH = 0
+    PATCH = 1
     TINY  = PATCH # Redmine compat
 
     # Used by semver to define the special version (if any).