diff --git a/KorAPClient/__init__.py b/KorAPClient/__init__.py
index ba58971..9d46471 100644
--- a/KorAPClient/__init__.py
+++ b/KorAPClient/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from packaging import version
 from rpy2.robjects.methods import RS4
 
-CURRENT_R_PACKAGE_VERSION = "0.8.0"
+CURRENT_R_PACKAGE_VERSION = "0.8.1"
 
 KorAPClient = packages.importr('RKorAPClient')
 if version.parse(KorAPClient.__version__) < version.parse(CURRENT_R_PACKAGE_VERSION):