diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 9c013936..567f54f0 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package version
 
 // Version is the current topicctl version.
-const Version = "1.8.0"
+const Version = "1.8.1"