diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d36a00b..3ade30f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ You must already have [Python](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Downl
 
 ```bash
 # Install / Update to specific version
-python3 -m pip install git+https://git@github.com/ping/odmpy.git@0.8.0 --upgrade
+python3 -m pip install git+https://git@github.com/ping/odmpy.git@0.8.1 --upgrade
 
 # Install / Update from latest source
 python3 -m pip install git+https://git@github.com/ping/odmpy.git --upgrade --force-reinstall
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Available commands:
     ret                 Return an audiobook loan file (odm).
     info                Get information about an audiobook loan file (odm).
 
-Version 0.8.0. [Python 3.10.6-darwin] Source at https://github.com/ping/odmpy
+Version 0.8.1. [Python 3.10.6-darwin] Source at https://github.com/ping/odmpy
 ```
 
 ### Download via Libby
diff --git a/odmpy/odm.py b/odmpy/odm.py
index 18805aa..5205ca1 100644
--- a/odmpy/odm.py
+++ b/odmpy/odm.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 requests_logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 requests_logger.propagate = True
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"  # also update ../setup.py
+__version__ = "0.8.1"  # also update ../setup.py
 TAGS_ENDPOINT = "https://api.github.com/repos/ping/odmpy/tags"
 REPOSITORY_URL = "https://github.com/ping/odmpy"
 OLD_SETTINGS_FOLDER_DEFAULT = Path("./odmpy_settings")
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ def run(custom_args: Optional[List[str]] = None, be_quiet: bool = False) -> None
         if args.settings_folder:
             args.settings_folder = str(Path(args.settings_folder).expanduser())
         elif OLD_SETTINGS_FOLDER_DEFAULT.joinpath("libby.json").exists():
-            # handle backward-compat for versions <= 0.8.0
+            # handle backward-compat for versions <= 0.8.1
             args.settings_folder = str(OLD_SETTINGS_FOLDER_DEFAULT)
         else:
             args.settings_folder = str(default_config_folder)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 87302cf..cd03202 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 __author__ = "ping"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/ping/odmpy/"
-__version__ = "0.8.0"  # also update odmpy/odm.py
+__version__ = "0.8.1"  # also update odmpy/odm.py
 
 
 __long_description__ = """