diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 2a106fbc0..04f18a765 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ Changelog
 
 .. currentmodule:: websockets
 
-8.1
+8.2
 ...
 
 *In development*
 
+8.1
+...
+
 * Added compatibility with Python 3.8.
 
 8.0.2
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 617989cb1..064c657bf 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '8.0'
+version = '8.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '8.0.2'
+release = '8.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/src/websockets/version.py b/src/websockets/version.py
index cd8898041..7377332e1 100644
--- a/src/websockets/version.py
+++ b/src/websockets/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "8.0.2"
+version = "8.1"