diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index a8c94aa..15461b0 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ To copy tags from one MediaFile to another:
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+v0.8.1
+''''''
+
+- Fix a regression in v0.8.0 that caused a crash on Python versions below 3.8.
+
 v0.8.0
 ''''''
 
diff --git a/mediafile.py b/mediafile.py
index d64bc10..4d3f936 100644
--- a/mediafile.py
+++ b/mediafile.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 import traceback
 
 
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
 __all__ = ['UnreadableFileError', 'FileTypeError', 'MediaFile']
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)