diff --git a/include/spdlog/version.h b/include/spdlog/version.h
index f4815b48d..8b0abbea4 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/version.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/version.h
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 #define SPDLOG_VER_MAJOR 1
 #define SPDLOG_VER_MINOR 8
-#define SPDLOG_VER_PATCH 0
+#define SPDLOG_VER_PATCH 1
 
 #define SPDLOG_VERSION (SPDLOG_VER_MAJOR * 10000 + SPDLOG_VER_MINOR * 100 + SPDLOG_VER_PATCH)