diff --git a/fritzconnection/__init__.py b/fritzconnection/__init__.py
index 3d4343e..44897d5 100644
--- a/fritzconnection/__init__.py
+++ b/fritzconnection/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # new since 0.6.5
-package_version = '0.7.0'
+package_version = '0.8.1'
 
 from .fritzconnection import (
     FritzConnection,
diff --git a/fritzconnection/fritzconnection.py b/fritzconnection/fritzconnection.py
index 44b0d14..6b183a5 100755
--- a/fritzconnection/fritzconnection.py
+++ b/fritzconnection/fritzconnection.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 Author: Klaus Bremer
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
 
 import os, argparse
 import requests
diff --git a/fritzconnection/fritzstatus.py b/fritzconnection/fritzstatus.py
index 9985c6c..1d14a0b 100755
--- a/fritzconnection/fritzstatus.py
+++ b/fritzconnection/fritzstatus.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Author: Klaus Bremer
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
 
 import argparse
 import collections
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ae218b5..020b5f6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name = 'fritzconnection',
-    version = '0.8.0',
+    version = '0.8.1',
     packages = find_packages(),
     license = 'MIT',
     description = 'Communicate with the AVM FritzBox',