diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/gradle.properties b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/gradle.properties
index c02677fbe..9278f9272 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/gradle.properties
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=8.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=8.1.0-SNAPSHOT
 
 # Only build native dependencies for the current ABI
 # See https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=221098#c20