diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 98632774..ca9d35f4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 group=com.marklogic
 javadocsDir=../gh-pages-marklogic-java/javadocs
-version=3.8.0
+version=3.8.1
 mlJavaclientUtilVersion=3.8.0
 mlJunitVersion=3.1.0