diff --git a/docs_template/source/conf.py b/docs_template/source/conf.py
index eb73a009..dcf137e1 100644
--- a/docs_template/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs_template/source/conf.py
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
-release = "0.7.1"
-version = "0.7.1"
+release = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.8.1"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.