diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f00ee70b..3fe260d3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(k4EDM4hep2LcioConv)
 # project version
 set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MAJOR 0 )
 set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR 8 )
-set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
+set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 1 )
 set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION  "${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH}" )
 
 # Define a default build type can be overriden by passing