diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 6e5bf1531..3c65f25b1 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define APP_ID        "xmrig"
 #define APP_NAME      "XMRig"
 #define APP_DESC      "XMRig CPU miner"
-#define APP_VERSION   "2.8.0-rc"
+#define APP_VERSION   "2.8.1-dev"
 #define APP_DOMAIN    "xmrig.com"
 #define APP_SITE      "www.xmrig.com"
 #define APP_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (C) 2016-2018 xmrig.com"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #define APP_VER_MAJOR  2
 #define APP_VER_MINOR  8
-#define APP_VER_PATCH  0
+#define APP_VER_PATCH  1
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #   if (_MSC_VER >= 1910)