diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 4f9abe64cd8d6..5b55187b5361f 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MAJOR 3 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MINOR 8 )
-set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 50 )
+set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 81 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2023 )
 set( MIRALL_SOVERSION 0 )