diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fba648..059cbb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Much of the functionality of this package has been ported over from [tivars_lib_
 
 ## Installation
 
-The current release version is `v0.8.0`. All versions require Python 3.10+ to run.
+The current release version is `v0.8.1`. All versions require Python 3.10+ to run.
 
 ### As a Package
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2894482..a45f576 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include = ["tivars*"]
 
 [project]
 name = "tivars"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "A library for interacting with TI-(e)z80 (82/83/84 series) calculator files"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
diff --git a/tivars/var.py b/tivars/var.py
index 5c7eb55..e4a246d 100644
--- a/tivars/var.py
+++ b/tivars/var.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def bytes(self) -> bytes:
 
     def __init__(self, model: TIModel = None, *,
                  magic: str = None, extra: bytes = b'\x1a\x0a', product_id: int = None,
-                 comment: str = "Created with tivars_lib_py v0.8.0",
+                 comment: str = "Created with tivars_lib_py v0.8.1",
                  data: bytes = None):
         """
         Creates an empty header which targets a specified model