diff --git a/telebot/version.py b/telebot/version.py
index 54c4c5d..b74c7d3 100644
--- a/telebot/version.py
+++ b/telebot/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Versions should comply with PEP440.
 # This line is parsed in setup.py:
-__version__ = '3.8.0'
+__version__ = '3.8.1'