diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index bff4e8ba..486e2c7c 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Copyright>(c) $([System.DateTime]::Now.Year), Pawel Gerr. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
-    <VersionPrefix>8.0.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>8.1.0</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>Pawel Gerr</Authors>    
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://dev.azure.com/pawelgerr/Thinktecture.EntityFrameworkCore</PackageProjectUrl>