diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index c4f36f6c16..41962a40d4 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "polymer",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "main": [
     "polymer.html",
     "polymer-mini.html",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67e6a519f0..7797f87e95 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polymer/polymer",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "description": "The Polymer library makes it easy to create your own web components. Give your element some markup and properties, and then use it on a site. Polymer provides features like dynamic templates and data binding to reduce the amount of boilerplate you need to write",
   "main": "polymer.html",
   "directories": {