diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index 93055549996..5b8a6628886 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ used from a setup script as
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-__version__ = "0.8"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"