diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
index 882896495..8675b87c1 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 from .bootstrap_html_translator import BootstrapHTML5Translator
 
-__version__ = "0.9.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)