diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index be9e8543f1b621735a8cb85b9b2e94dd0bca564f..a0c10f8e63abfd3df157ed44d700aa9cceea78b6 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.8.0
+current_version = 2.8.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/hbp.yml b/hbp.yml
index 24cb8215e61c5f17878f8681bbc08f8b360d46dd..02066a86c0d140fed69d9ea6531cec471db509b7 100644
--- a/hbp.yml
+++ b/hbp.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ testing:
     command: ./test.sh
 
 release_management:
-  current_version: 2.8.0
-  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.8.0.zip
-  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.8.0
+  current_version: 2.8.1
+  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.8.1.zip
+  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.8.1
   release_script: 'publish.sh'
 
 continuous_integration:
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ continuous_integration:
 distribution:
   docker_hub:
     name: hbpmip/portal-backend
-    current_tag: 2.8.0
+    current_tag: 2.8.1
     url: https://hub.docker.com/r/hbpmip/portal-backend/
     badge: https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-hbpmip%2Fportal--backend-008bb8.svg
-    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.8.0
+    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.8.1
 
 planning:
   github:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef5d703da8dfa454a714eafbd377bfbddd37a5d1..965b0c07a7ef5332bd378e9268413dbc7f4d9027 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>eu.hbp.mip</groupId>
     <artifactId>portal-backend</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
+    <version>2.8.1</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>portal-backend</name>