diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 868d041..8ef6b9f 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 pyOpenSSL - A simple wrapper around the OpenSSL library
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.8dev'
+__version__ = '0.8a1'