diff --git a/aws-lc-rs/Cargo.toml b/aws-lc-rs/Cargo.toml
index 62f4b575e9d..1b196459347 100644
--- a/aws-lc-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aws-lc-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [package]
 name = "aws-lc-rs"
 authors = ["AWS-LibCrypto"]
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 # this crate re-exports whatever sys crate that was selected
-links = "aws_lc_rs_1_8_0_sys"
+links = "aws_lc_rs_1_8_1_sys"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.63.0"
 keywords = ["crypto", "cryptography", "security"]