diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cd6ccba..c891d6f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ checksum = "9e1b586273c5702936fe7b7d6896644d8be71e6314cfe09d3167c95f712589e8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bash-sdk"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.8.1-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "commands",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fe62fb6..e9c9096 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bash-sdk"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.8.1-rc.0"
 authors = ["Danielle Brook-Roberge <danielle@cto.ai>"]
 edition = "2018"
 [[bin]]