diff --git a/server/util/SockeyeVersion.cs b/server/util/SockeyeVersion.cs
index f16c862..d540751 100644
--- a/server/util/SockeyeVersion.cs
+++ b/server/util/SockeyeVersion.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Sockeye.Util
     /// </summary>
     internal static class SockeyeVersion
     {
-        public const string VersionString = "8.0.17";
+        public const string VersionString = "8.1.0";
         public const string FullNameAndVersion = "Sockeye server " + VersionString;
         public const string CurrentApiVersion="v8";
     }//eoc