diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 7fddd642c6..350d37420b 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -5718,3 +5718,11 @@ Rom    18 June 2009
         
     clientgui/
         browser.cpp
+
+Rom    18 June 2009
+    - Tag for 6.8.1 release, all platforms
+      boinc_core_release_6_8_1
+
+    /
+        configure.ac
+        version.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a2c204ae55..d6d6d5f84c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl not sure exactly what the minimum version is (but 2.13 wont work)
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 
 dnl Set the BOINC version here.  You can also use the set-version script.
-AC_INIT(BOINC, 6.8.0)
+AC_INIT(BOINC, 6.8.1)
 LIBBOINC_VERSION=`echo ${PACKAGE_VERSION} | sed 's/\./:/g'`
 AC_SUBST([LIBBOINC_VERSION])
 
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 2d3dbd7c0d..f154ffb8af 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 8
 
 /* Release part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_RELEASE 0
+#define BOINC_RELEASE 1
 
 /* String representation of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "6.8.0"
+#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "6.8.1"
 
 /* Package is a pre-release (Alpha/Beta) package */
 /* #define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1 */
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "BOINC"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 6.8.0"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 6.8.1"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "boinc"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.8.0"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.8.1"
 
 #endif /* #if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)) */