diff --git a/containers.cabal b/containers.cabal
index 4242a8823..46b45563e 100644
--- a/containers.cabal
+++ b/containers.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: containers
-version: 0.5.8.0
+version: 0.5.8.1
 license: BSD3
 license-file: LICENSE
 maintainer: libraries@haskell.org