diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 3c5bb9d1c..c978f8bf6 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>2.8.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>2.8.1</VersionPrefix>
     <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
     <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ec7c6903..248c5fa40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Either add this to your project file
 
 ```xml
 <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.1" />
 </ItemGroup>
 ```