diff --git a/python/s2snow/version.py b/python/s2snow/version.py
index 833718e1df61a02c52e62de8d7d1f13130d19242..40afc338d5ea458b13ddf63cfdf1dfde55caa4a1 100755
--- a/python/s2snow/version.py
+++ b/python/s2snow/version.py
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-VERSION = "1.8.0"
+VERSION = "1.8.1"