diff --git a/napari_clusters_plotter/__init__.py b/napari_clusters_plotter/__init__.py
index 26a3977..67c20d5 100644
--- a/napari_clusters_plotter/__init__.py
+++ b/napari_clusters_plotter/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 
 
 from ._dock_widget import (
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f687e22..97e5613 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = napari-clusters-plotter
-version = 0.8.0
+version = attr: napari_clusters_plotter.__version__
 author = Laura Zigutyte, Ryan Savill, Johannes Müller, Marcelo Zoccoler, Thorsten Wagner, Robert Haase
 author_email = zigutyte@gmail.com, robert.haase@tu-dresden.de