diff --git a/ccflow/__init__.py b/ccflow/__init__.py
index 163f275..10d73d7 100644
--- a/ccflow/__init__.py
+++ b/ccflow/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 
 # Import exttypes early so modules that import `from ccflow import PyObjectPath` during
 # initialization find it (avoids circular import issues with functions that import utilities
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2279055..fde5460 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ authors = [
 description = "ccflow is a collection of tools for workflow configuration, orchestration, and dependency injection"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 keywords = [
     "configuration",
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/Point72/ccflow"
 Homepage = "https://github.com/Point72/ccflow"
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.8.0"
+current_version = "0.8.1"
 commit = true
 tag = false
 commit_args = "-s"