diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 69aeda27b0..840b2c90b6 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SConsignFile()
 ieCoreMilestoneVersion = 10 # for announcing major milestones - may contain all of the below
 ieCoreMajorVersion = 3 # backwards-incompatible changes
 ieCoreMinorVersion = 8 # new backwards-compatible features
-ieCorePatchVersion = 0 # bug fixes
+ieCorePatchVersion = 1 # bug fixes
 ieCoreVersionSuffix = "" # used for alpha/beta releases. Example: "a1", "b2", etc.
 
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