diff --git a/lib/execjs/version.rb b/lib/execjs/version.rb
index eebfaf5..3e48d23 100644
--- a/lib/execjs/version.rb
+++ b/lib/execjs/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module ExecJS
-  VERSION = "2.8.0"
+  VERSION = "2.8.1"
 end