diff --git a/lib/datadog/ci/version.rb b/lib/datadog/ci/version.rb
index bffc5857..d2b4ec8f 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/ci/version.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/ci/version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module CI
     module VERSION
       MAJOR = 1
       MINOR = 8
-      PATCH = 0
+      PATCH = 1
       PRE = nil
       BUILD = nil
       # PRE and BUILD above are modified for dev gems during gem build GHA workflow