diff --git a/doc/whats_new/v0.8.rst b/doc/whats_new/v0.8.rst
index 38661e52e..6b0d72576 100644
--- a/doc/whats_new/v0.8.rst
+++ b/doc/whats_new/v0.8.rst
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 Version 0.8.1
 =============
 
-**In development**
+September 29, 2020
 
 Changelog
+---------
 
 Maintenance
 ...........
diff --git a/imblearn/_version.py b/imblearn/_version.py
index c9185bd73..3595fea58 100644
--- a/imblearn/_version.py
+++ b/imblearn/_version.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 # 'X.Y.dev0' is the canonical version of 'X.Y.dev'
 #
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d9938178b..0f05f3967 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.0
+current_version = 0.8.1
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\.(?P<release>[a-z]+)(?P<dev>\d+))?
 serialize =