diff --git a/lib/ridl/version.rb b/lib/ridl/version.rb
index a496b60..0e40dd6 100644
--- a/lib/ridl/version.rb
+++ b/lib/ridl/version.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module IDL
 
   RIDL_VERSION_MAJOR = 2
   RIDL_VERSION_MINOR = 8
-  RIDL_VERSION_RELEASE = 0
+  RIDL_VERSION_RELEASE = 1
   RIDL_VERSION = "#{RIDL_VERSION_MAJOR}.#{RIDL_VERSION_MINOR}.#{RIDL_VERSION_RELEASE}"
   RIDL_COPYRIGHT = "Copyright (c) 2007-#{Time.now.year} Remedy IT Expertise BV, The Netherlands".freeze