diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8dcff31..331955a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zbox"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 authors = ["Bo Lu"]
 description = "ZboxFS is a zero-details, privacy-focused in-app file system."
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/zbox"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 771caf7..57eb3f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-zbox = "0.8.0"
+zbox = "0.8.1"
 ```
 
 If you don't want to install libsodium by yourself, simply specify
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ verify and build libsodium.
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-zbox = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["libsodium-bundled"] }
+zbox = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["libsodium-bundled"] }
 ```
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/src/repo.rs b/src/repo.rs
index 237687e..20cce1d 100644
--- a/src/repo.rs
+++ b/src/repo.rs
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ fn open_file_with_options<P: AsRef<Path>>(
 ///
 /// ```toml
 /// [dependencies]
-/// zbox = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["storage-file"] }
+/// zbox = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["storage-file"] }
 /// ```
 ///
 /// # Create and open `Repo`
diff --git a/src/version.rs b/src/version.rs
index 8f1e69f..85241dd 100644
--- a/src/version.rs
+++ b/src/version.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ pub const REPO_PATCH_VERSION: u8 = 0;
 /// Define ZboxFS library version
 pub const LIB_MAJOR_VERSION: u8 = 0;
 pub const LIB_MINOR_VERSION: u8 = 8;
-pub const LIB_PATCH_VERSION: u8 = 0;
+pub const LIB_PATCH_VERSION: u8 = 1;