diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index f24d5a5a1..b1b908d36 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 author = 'Michael D. Ekstrand'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '0.8.0'
+version = '0.8.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.8.0'
+release = '0.8.1'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a8497fc52..42f1e11a9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ def run(self):
 
 setup(
     name="lenskit",
-    version="0.8.0",
+    version="0.8.1",
     author="Michael Ekstrand",
     author_email="michaelekstrand@boisestate.edu",
     description="Run recommender algorithms and experiments",
     long_description=readme,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     url="https://lkpy.lenskit.org",
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",