diff --git a/.dev/tests/php/test-functions.php b/.dev/tests/php/test-functions.php
index 8ec6c82a..ee79c69e 100644
--- a/.dev/tests/php/test-functions.php
+++ b/.dev/tests/php/test-functions.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function testActiveTheme() {
 	 */
 	function testVersionDefined() {
 
-		$this->assertEquals( '1.8.0', GO_VERSION );
+		$this->assertEquals( '1.8.1', GO_VERSION );
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 176bf4fe..6a02a8c2 100755
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /**
  * Theme constants.
  */
-define( 'GO_VERSION', '1.8.0' );
+define( 'GO_VERSION', '1.8.1' );
 define( 'GO_PLUGIN_DIR', get_template_directory( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'GO_PLUGIN_URL', get_template_directory_uri( __FILE__ ) );
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 52bf1e9f..08b27a37 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: block-styles, custom-colors, custom-logo, custom-menu, e-commerce, editor-
 Requires at least: 5.0
 Tested up to: 6.1
 Requires PHP: 7.4
-Stable tag: 1.8.0
+Stable tag: 1.8.1
 License: GPL-2.0-only
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLv2
 
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index fab703b8..da99307b 100755
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Description:  Go is an innovative, Gutenberg-first WordPress theme, hyper-focused on empowering makers to build beautifully rich websites with WordPress.
  * Author:       GoDaddy
  * Author URI:   https://www.godaddy.com
- * Version:      1.8.0
+ * Version:      1.8.1
  * Tested up to: 6.1
  * Requires PHP: 5.6
  * License:      GPL-2.0