diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e4be07b0..761c136f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.0.0-dev
+8.1.0-dev
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/version b/bin/templates/cordova/version
index 01229aa6..d0d99a9b 100755
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/version
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/version
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 */
 
 // Coho updates this line:
-var VERSION = "8.0.0-dev";
+var VERSION = "8.1.0-dev";
 
 module.exports.version = VERSION;
 
diff --git a/framework/build.gradle b/framework/build.gradle
index 5abb662f..09b51ef4 100644
--- a/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/framework/build.gradle
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.github.dcendents.android-maven'
 apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.bintray'
 
 group = 'org.apache.cordova'
-version = '8.0.0-dev'
+version = '8.1.0-dev'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion cdvCompileSdkVersion
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ bintray {
         licenses = ['Apache-2.0']
         labels = ['android', 'cordova', 'phonegap']
         version {
-            name = '8.0.0-dev'
+            name = '8.1.0-dev'
             released  = new Date()
-            vcsTag = '8.0.0-dev'
+            vcsTag = '8.1.0-dev'
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index 30633983..89cd10eb 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import android.webkit.WebChromeClient.CustomViewCallback;
  * are not expected to implement it.
  */
 public interface CordovaWebView {
-    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "8.0.0-dev";
+    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "8.1.0-dev";
 
     void init(CordovaInterface cordova, List<PluginEntry> pluginEntries, CordovaPreferences preferences);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf4cb700..c77ca130 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-android",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-dev",
   "description": "cordova-android release",
   "bin": {
     "create": "bin/create"