diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c87f41f..d9bfb2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-vfs.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-vfs.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-vfs.git</url>
-    <tag>commons-vfs-project-2.8.0</tag>
+    <tag>commons-vfs-project-2.8.1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@
     <commons.siteOutputDirectory>${basedir}/../target/site</commons.siteOutputDirectory>
     <commons.releaseNotesLocation>${basedir}/../RELEASE-NOTES.txt</commons.releaseNotesLocation>
     <commons.distSvnStagingUrl>scm:svn:https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/${commons.componentid}</commons.distSvnStagingUrl>
-    <commons.release.version>2.8.0</commons.release.version>
+    <commons.release.version>2.8.1</commons.release.version>
     <!-- Commons Release Plugin -->
-    <commons.bc.version>2.7.0</commons.bc.version>
+    <commons.bc.version>2.8.0</commons.bc.version>
     <commons.releaseManagerName>Gary Gregory</commons.releaseManagerName>
     <commons.releaseManagerKey>86fdc7e2a11262cb</commons.releaseManagerKey>
     <commons.rc.version>RC1</commons.rc.version>