diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 18c1b45..c1f8717 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26)
 
-project(omath VERSION 3.5.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(omath VERSION 3.8.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaaff91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.8.1
\ No newline at end of file