diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9163e04c797439ec196f908f293ed4e38ff9a8f4..6faeb60406e7d692b06c99fb951d90284d10becf 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ copyright = '2014-2016, Damien P. George and contributors'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.8'
+release = '1.8.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.