diff --git a/dist/Data-Dumper/Changes b/dist/Data-Dumper/Changes
index 484bf6c9159d..439762634935 100644
--- a/dist/Data-Dumper/Changes
+++ b/dist/Data-Dumper/Changes
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Changes - public release history for Data::Dumper
 
 =over 8
 
+=item 2.180_50 (May 22 2021)
+
+Data::Dumper now requires Perl v5.8.1 or later.
+
 =item 2.180 (May 17 2021)
 
 No changes from previous dev release.
diff --git a/dist/Data-Dumper/Dumper.pm b/dist/Data-Dumper/Dumper.pm
index 5e721d325970..86c33889a602 100644
--- a/dist/Data-Dumper/Dumper.pm
+++ b/dist/Data-Dumper/Dumper.pm
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ our ( $Indent, $Trailingcomma, $Purity, $Pad, $Varname, $Useqq, $Terse, $Freezer
 our ( @ISA, @EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK, $VERSION );
 
 BEGIN {
-    $VERSION = '2.180'; # Don't forget to set version and release
+    $VERSION = '2.180_50'; # Don't forget to set version and release
                         # date in POD below!
 
     @ISA = qw(Exporter);
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-Version 2.180
+Version 2.180_50
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO