diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 7ab2c5f3..355d9159 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.80.1 2021-04-15
+=================
+
+adjust error checking from 0.80.0 to support Ruby <2.3
+
 0.80.0 2021-04-15
 =================
 
diff --git a/lib/excon/version.rb b/lib/excon/version.rb
index fe01e760..cddbfaf4 100644
--- a/lib/excon/version.rb
+++ b/lib/excon/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 module Excon
-  VERSION = '0.80.0'
+  VERSION = '0.80.1'
 end