diff --git a/pyiceberg/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/__init__.py
index 42c6e12f1b..0e0cb642df 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 819a6c265e..1315ed4f2a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pyiceberg"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://py.iceberg.apache.org/"
 repository = "https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python"