diff --git a/zmq.hpp b/zmq.hpp
index b755f41..300dda5 100644
--- a/zmq.hpp
+++ b/zmq.hpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 /*  Version macros for compile-time API version detection                     */
 #define CPPZMQ_VERSION_MAJOR 4
 #define CPPZMQ_VERSION_MINOR 8
-#define CPPZMQ_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define CPPZMQ_VERSION_PATCH 1
 
 #define CPPZMQ_VERSION                                                              \
     ZMQ_MAKE_VERSION(CPPZMQ_VERSION_MAJOR, CPPZMQ_VERSION_MINOR,                    \