diff --git a/lib/apartment/version.rb b/lib/apartment/version.rb
index 30c74076..37e1cdee 100644
--- a/lib/apartment/version.rb
+++ b/lib/apartment/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Apartment
-  VERSION = '2.8.1.rc2'
+  VERSION = '2.8.1'
 end