diff --git a/pyathena/__init__.py b/pyathena/__init__.py
index 819522de..c4e7a1c3 100644
--- a/pyathena/__init__.py
+++ b/pyathena/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     from pyathena.connection import Connection, ConnectionCursor
     from pyathena.cursor import Cursor
 
-__version__ = "3.8.0"
+__version__ = "3.8.1"
 user_agent_extra: str = f"PyAthena/{__version__}"
 
 # Globals https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/#globals