diff --git a/Doc/changelog.docu b/Doc/changelog.docu
index 18b80bab..c963c971 100644
--- a/Doc/changelog.docu
+++ b/Doc/changelog.docu
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 <!-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
 
+<tr valign=top><td><b>8.1</b> (?/?/?)</td><td>
+</tr>
+
 
 <tr valign=top><td><b>8.0</b> (2019/02/21)</td><td>
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c165f53..83e9d65d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# OpenMesh, 8.0
+# OpenMesh, 8.1
 
 [![](https://www.graphics.rwth-aachen.de:9000/OpenMesh/OpenMesh/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://www.graphics.rwth-aachen.de:9000/OpenMesh/OpenMesh/commits/master)
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ https://www.graphics.rwth-aachen.de:9000/OpenMesh/openmesh-python
 
 ## Download Binaries
 
+The following binaries are created from the latest master. They are automatically tested and deployed.
+
 ### Windows
 
 | Visual Studio Version: | 2017 | 2015 |
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 47e41527..b81fb1ea 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-VERSION=8.0
+VERSION=8.1
 MAJOR=8
-MINOR=0
+MINOR=1
 PATCH=0
 ID=OPENMESH
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
index 13213ad9..9f03a063 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libs_required/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
+    "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 8.1"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 8.0"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 7.2"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 7.1"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.4.1"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.4"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.0/include"
+    "C:/libs/OpenMesh 8.1"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 8.0"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 7.1"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 7.0"
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
index 4611fbfb..adba98ec 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-#define OM_VERSION 0x80000
+#define OM_VERSION 0x80100
 //#define OM_VERSION 0x70200
 
 #define OM_GET_VER ((OM_VERSION & 0xf0000) >> 16)