diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8d54e9c..9f1d177 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ checksum = "1fc81956842c57dac11422a97c3b8195a1ff727f06e85c84ed2e8aa277c9a0fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "up-rust"
-version = "0.8.1-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9ee3dcd..0d7c530 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ name = "up-rust"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-rust"
 rust-version = "1.82"
-version = "0.8.1-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "0.8.1"
 
 [features]
 default = ["communication"]