diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4f044ead..577e9db5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 0.8.1
+-------------
+
+- Fixed release notes not shown if <sparkle:releaseNotesLink> is malformed
+  and has whitespace around the URL.
+
 
 Version 0.8.0
 -------------
diff --git a/include/winsparkle-version.h b/include/winsparkle-version.h
index 22ace05a..1fa1ef5f 100644
--- a/include/winsparkle-version.h
+++ b/include/winsparkle-version.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define WIN_SPARKLE_VERSION_MAJOR   0
 #define WIN_SPARKLE_VERSION_MINOR   8
-#define WIN_SPARKLE_VERSION_MICRO   0
+#define WIN_SPARKLE_VERSION_MICRO   1
 
 /**
     Checks if WinSparkle version is at least @a major.@a minor.@a micro.
diff --git a/nuget/WinSparkle.nuspec b/nuget/WinSparkle.nuspec
index b62d341a..5457fbda 100644
--- a/nuget/WinSparkle.nuspec
+++ b/nuget/WinSparkle.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd">
     <metadata>
         <id>WinSparkle</id>
-        <version>0.8.0</version>
+        <version>0.8.1</version>
         <title>WinSparkle</title>
         <authors>Vaclav Slavik</authors>
         <license type="expression">MIT</license>