diff --git a/py2hwsw/scripts/py2hwsw_version.py b/py2hwsw/scripts/py2hwsw_version.py
index 709e8bf7..8e3478bc 100644
--- a/py2hwsw/scripts/py2hwsw_version.py
+++ b/py2hwsw/scripts/py2hwsw_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-PY2HWSW_VERSION = "0.8"
+PY2HWSW_VERSION = "0.81"