diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 17b5ccf9..b2df90ed 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ include THANKS
 recursive-include tests *
 recursive-include examples *
 recursive-include doc *
+recursive-include debian *
diff --git a/gunicorn/__init__.py b/gunicorn/__init__.py
index 389a4893..ea0cae27 100644
--- a/gunicorn/__init__.py
+++ b/gunicorn/__init__.py
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # This file is part of gunicorn released under the MIT license. 
 # See the NOTICE for more information.
 
-version_info = (0, 8, 0)
+version_info = (0, 8, 1)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, version_info))