diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
index 114743238..1b94e4e1d 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package net.i2p;
 public class CoreVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
-    public final static String VERSION = "0.9.8";
+    public final static String VERSION = "0.9.8.1";
 
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Core version: " + VERSION);
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 86ff7641b..230dbcf62 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* 2013-10-02 0.9.8.1 released
+
 2013-10-01 zzz
  * Startup: Fix rekeying on Windows (tickets #1056, 1057)
 
diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index 3a9deabf1..f9b5a94a8 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>0.9.8</appversion>
+        <appversion>0.9.8.1</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="http://www.i2p2.de/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 87e5bffca..a411b0099 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 1;
+    public final static long BUILD = 0;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";