diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index f846a4ab..915e618b 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # The onearth version to use in the Docker image tag (e.g. onearth-wms:{ONEARTH_VERSION}-{ONEARTH_RELEASE}).
-export ONEARTH_VERSION=2.8.0 # This must be manually incremented with each OnEarth version
+export ONEARTH_VERSION=2.8.1 # This must be manually incremented with each OnEarth version
 
 # The onearth release to use in the Docker image tag (e.g. onearth-wms:{ONEARTH_VERSION}-{ONEARTH_RELEASE}).
-export ONEARTH_RELEASE=2 # This must be manually incremented with each OnEarth build
+export ONEARTH_RELEASE=1 # This must be manually incremented with each OnEarth build