REL: Release 1.8.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 66ee58d..4e61096 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 MAJOR               = 1
 MINOR               = 8
 MICRO               = 1
-ISRELEASED          = False
-VERSION             = '%d.%d.%drc2' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
+ISRELEASED          = True
+VERSION             = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
 
 
 # Return the git revision as a string