diff --git a/thumbor/__init__.py b/thumbor/__init__.py
index 2ed5c3f94..229ffe682 100644
--- a/thumbor/__init__.py
+++ b/thumbor/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 '''This is the main module in thumbor'''
 
-__version__ = "3.8.0"
+__version__ = "3.8.1"