diff --git a/clawpack/__init__.py b/clawpack/__init__.py
index 6ba6b75d..0943cfbd 100644
--- a/clawpack/__init__.py
+++ b/clawpack/__init__.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
                 if _os.path.isdir(_sdir))
 del _root, _path
 
-__version__ = '5.8.0'   # must also be changed in setup.py
+__version__ = '5.8.1'   # must also be changed in setup.py
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 300b2625..338315be 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 # version must also be changed in clawpack/__init__.py
 MAJOR               = 5
 MINOR               = 8
-MICRO               = 0
+MICRO               = 1
 TYPE                = ''
 VERSION             = '%d.%d.%d%s' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO, TYPE)