diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4d5e7dda..c33be8c2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 0.8.1
+
+    Add cpp11.h file missing from 0.8.0 distribution archive.
+
 Version 0.8.0
 
     New behaviour: xml::document::save_to_{string,file}() now throws exception
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b991d830..a9cee10c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dnl === Prologue ===
 AC_REVISION($Id$)dnl
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-AC_INIT(xmlwrapp, 0.8.0, [xmlwrapp@googlegroups.com])
+AC_INIT(xmlwrapp, 0.8.1, [xmlwrapp@googlegroups.com])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([xmlwrapp.pc.in])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([admin])
diff --git a/include/xmlwrapp/version.h b/include/xmlwrapp/version.h
index d35153a7..d8c18340 100644
--- a/include/xmlwrapp/version.h
+++ b/include/xmlwrapp/version.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #define XMLWRAPP_VERSION_MAJOR   0
 #define XMLWRAPP_VERSION_MINOR   8
-#define XMLWRAPP_VERSION_MICRO   0
+#define XMLWRAPP_VERSION_MICRO   1
 
 /**
     Checks if xmlwrapp version is at least @a major.@a minor.@a micro.