diff --git a/.cz.toml b/.cz.toml
index 22cfd33f..77c4c513 100644
--- a/.cz.toml
+++ b/.cz.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_conventional_commits"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.8.1"
 tag_format = "v$major.$minor.$patch$prerelease"
 version_files = [
     "apps/controllerx/version.py",
diff --git a/apps/controllerx/version.py b/apps/controllerx/version.py
index ea62d1e8..51977ba3 100644
--- a/apps/controllerx/version.py
+++ b/apps/controllerx/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "v2.8.0"
+__version__ = "v2.8.1"