diff --git a/credsweeper/__init__.py b/credsweeper/__init__.py
index 0386a5548..56bd0a6e2 100644
--- a/credsweeper/__init__.py
+++ b/credsweeper/__init__.py
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
     '__version__'
 ]
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.1"