diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a0935aa..6ac6bded 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Socrata Datasync
 ================
 
-Last updated: January 5, 2017
+Last updated: May 15, 2017
 
 Looking for the latest release? Get it here: https://github.com/socrata/datasync/releases
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ mvn clean compile -Dmaven.test.skip=true assembly:single
 This puts the JAR file into the "target" directory inside the repo.  So to open DataSync, simply:
 ```
 cd target
-java -jar DataSync-1.8.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+java -jar DataSync-1.8.1-jar-with-dependencies.jar
 ```
 
 ### Java SDK
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ac3bb01..d2cc82a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>DataSync</groupId>
     <artifactId>DataSync</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
     <developers>
         <developer>
             <name>Ayn Leslie-Cook</name>
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/socrata/datasync/VersionProviderTest.java b/src/test/java/com/socrata/datasync/VersionProviderTest.java
index 6f488962..c7333b9c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/socrata/datasync/VersionProviderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/socrata/datasync/VersionProviderTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public void testVersionMajorNumbers() {
 
     @Test
     public void testGetLatestVersion() throws URISyntaxException {
-        TestCase.assertEquals("1.8.0", VersionProvider.getLatestVersion());
+        TestCase.assertEquals("1.8.1", VersionProvider.getLatestVersion());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ public void testIsLatestVersion() throws URISyntaxException {
 
     @Test
     public void testGetThisVersion() {
-        TestCase.assertEquals("1.8.0", VersionProvider.getThisVersion());
+        TestCase.assertEquals("1.8.1", VersionProvider.getThisVersion());
     }
 }