diff --git a/CITATION.bib b/CITATION.bib
index 9b12b70..2a65338 100644
--- a/CITATION.bib
+++ b/CITATION.bib
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-@software{max_bachmann_2021_5501155,
+@software{max_bachmann_2021_5584996,
   author       = {Max Bachmann},
-  title        = {maxbachmann/RapidFuzz: Release 1.6.1},
-  month        = sep,
+  title        = {maxbachmann/RapidFuzz: Release 1.8.0},
+  month        = oct,
   year         = 2021,
   publisher    = {Zenodo},
-  version      = {v1.6.1},
-  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.5501155},
-  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5501155}
-}
+  version      = {v1.8.0},
+  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.5584996},
+  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5584996}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index afa2b35..b9268da 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.8.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 383c7be..94c1624 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ copyright = '2021, Max Bachmann'
 author = 'Max Bachmann'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '1.8.0'
+release = '1.8.1'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz-cpp b/src/rapidfuzz-cpp
index f40ee4a..a96ce1a 160000
--- a/src/rapidfuzz-cpp
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz-cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f40ee4a6c11fb3763b90d664c17ab4982bae061b
+Subproject commit a96ce1a833b7f3c8f921f09e86b1ac0fd86482f5
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py b/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
index a502b72..1f7fd70 100644
--- a/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ rapid string matching library
 """
 __author__ = "Max Bachmann"
 __license__ = "MIT"
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.1"
 
 from rapidfuzz import process, fuzz, utils, levenshtein, string_metric
diff --git a/tests/test_string_metric.py b/tests/test_string_metric.py
index a87eba5..3e11743 100644
--- a/tests/test_string_metric.py
+++ b/tests/test_string_metric.py
@@ -57,10 +57,15 @@ def test_levenshtein_editops():
     """
     basic test for levenshtein_editops
     """
-    assert string_metric.levenshtein_editops("0", "") == [("delete", 1, 0)]
-    assert string_metric.levenshtein_editops("", "0") == [("insert", 0, 1)]
+    assert string_metric.levenshtein_editops("0", "") == [("delete", 0, 0)]
+    assert string_metric.levenshtein_editops("", "0") == [("insert", 0, 0)]
     assert string_metric.levenshtein_editops("qabxcd", "abycdf") == [
-        ("delete", 1, 0), ("replace", 4, 3), ("insert", 6, 6)
+        ("delete", 0, 0), ("replace", 3, 2), ("insert", 6, 5)
+    ]
+    assert string_metric.levenshtein_editops("Lorem ipsum.", "XYZLorem ABC iPsum") == [
+        ("insert", 0, 0), ("insert", 0, 1), ("insert", 0, 2), ("insert", 5, 8),
+        ("insert", 5, 9), ("insert", 5, 10), ("insert", 5, 11), ("replace", 7, 14),
+        ("delete", 11, 18)
     ]
 
 def test_help():