diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ae9a41b..c5c3778f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.8.1
+=====
+- Fix regression introduced in 0.8.1 when already using rbenv with no
+  configured ruby hook version
+
 0.8.0
 =====
 - Fix --files when running in a subdir
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 72db3533..c66ffd0b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup(
         'hooks.'
     ),
     url='https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit',
-    version='0.8.0',
+    version='0.8.1',
 
     author='Anthony Sottile',
     author_email='asottile@umich.edu',