diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 34b3f97d8..d1f6e4f27 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    suspenders (1.8.0)
+    suspenders (1.8.1)
       bundler (~> 1.3)
       rails (= 4.0.0)
 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 8767a557b..0bf34cb04 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.8.1 (February 19, 2014)
+
+* Don't distribute rspec binstub with gem.
+
 1.8.0 (February 18, 2014)
 
 * Make the .git/safe directory in bin/setup.
diff --git a/lib/suspenders/version.rb b/lib/suspenders/version.rb
index cc59d2323..5669a987f 100644
--- a/lib/suspenders/version.rb
+++ b/lib/suspenders/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Suspenders
-  VERSION = '1.8.0'
+  VERSION = '1.8.1'
 end