diff --git a/v2/pkg/catalog/config/config.go b/v2/pkg/catalog/config/config.go
index fc0da4d40a..722aec3d80 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/catalog/config/config.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/catalog/config/config.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Config struct {
 const nucleiConfigFilename = ".templates-config.json"
 
 // Version is the current version of nuclei
-const Version = `2.8.0`
+const Version = `2.8.1`
 
 var customConfigDirectory string