diff --git a/.ci/ansys-actions/pyproject.toml b/.ci/ansys-actions/pyproject.toml
index baa5b770f..e9340b2cf 100644
--- a/.ci/ansys-actions/pyproject.toml
+++ b/.ci/ansys-actions/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 [project]
 # Check https://flit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pyproject_toml.html for all available sections
 name = "ansys-actions-core"
-version = "7.1.dev0"
+version = "8.1.0"
 description = "A demo library for testing Ansys actions"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a88ed1943..8104cabd3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.1.dev0
+8.1.0