diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 0ae3d9b14..6ebaa644e 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "SciMLBase"
 uuid = "0bca4576-84f4-4d90-8ffe-ffa030f20462"
 authors = ["Chris Rackauckas <accounts@chrisrackauckas.com> and contributors"]
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 
 [deps]
 ArrayInterface = "4fba245c-0d91-5ea0-9b3e-6abc04ee57a9"
diff --git a/src/solutions/optimization_solutions.jl b/src/solutions/optimization_solutions.jl
index 4d612efd6..df4475c45 100644
--- a/src/solutions/optimization_solutions.jl
+++ b/src/solutions/optimization_solutions.jl
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, A::AbstractOptimizationSolution)
     return
 end
 
+Base.@propagate_inbounds function Base.getproperty(x::AbstractOptimizationSolution,s::Symbol)
+    if s === :minimizer
+        return getfield(x,:u)
+    end
+    return getfield(x,s)
+end
+
 Base.summary(A::AbstractOptimizationSolution) = string(
                       TYPE_COLOR, nameof(typeof(A)),
                       NO_COLOR, " with uType ",