diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index fe086c5..25ddb21 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-include rfd/VERSION
-
 recursive-exclude * __pycache__
 recursive-include tests *
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cddd87d..574a456 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "rfd"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "view RedFlagDeals.com from the command line"
 authors = ["Dave Gallant <davegallant@gmail.com>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"