diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 570ac20c..06f4e1f9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cipherstash-dynamodb"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "aws-config",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4c1781f7..042eb3c8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/cipherstash/cipherstash-dynamodb"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/cipherstash-dynamodb"
 readme = "README.md"
 description = "CipherStash SDK for searchable, in-use encryption for DynamoDB"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["CipherStash <info@cipherstash.com>"]
 keywords = ["cryptography", "security", "databases", "encryption", "dynamodb"]