diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 17f412c..83f51e9 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 if [ -d .git ]; then
   git describe --always --tags --dirty > version # get version from git
 else
-  echo 0.8.0 > version # hard coded versions
+  echo 0.8.1 > version # hard coded versions
 fi
 
 libtoolize