diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 58b2e593f..90d0f0610 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.0-909597268607e7cbca77bd22c462fb22
+2.8.1-8238b942baced07e216ff7541e811169