diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6da046ff5c..c99bc3a1a27 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ember-data",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "description": "A data layer for your Ember applications.",
   "repository": "git://github.com/emberjs/data.git",
   "directories": {