diff --git a/ext/io/console/console.c b/ext/io/console/console.c
index 80c1cddd5a..3c8bb82083 100644
--- a/ext/io/console/console.c
+++ b/ext/io/console/console.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 static const char *const
-IO_CONSOLE_VERSION = "0.8.0";
+IO_CONSOLE_VERSION = "0.8.1";
 
 #include "ruby.h"
 #include "ruby/io.h"