diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 18418e8..218771c 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
     "target": "ES2022"
   },
   "nodeModulesDir": true,
-  "version": "2.8.0"
+  "version": "2.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b1ff1a..d84d267 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@git.zone/tstest",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "private": false,
   "description": "a test utility to run tests that match test/**/*.ts",
   "exports": {