diff --git a/clients/nodejs/sliderule/package.json b/clients/nodejs/sliderule/package.json
index 2bfb5611..8950cdd4 100644
--- a/clients/nodejs/sliderule/package.json
+++ b/clients/nodejs/sliderule/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@sliderule/sliderule",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "client for the SlideRule on-demand science data processing service",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.8.1",
   "keywords": [
     "sliderule"
   ],
diff --git a/clients/python/version.txt b/clients/python/version.txt
index ba50f2da..c1577fb8 100644
--- a/clients/python/version.txt
+++ b/clients/python/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v4.8.0
+v4.8.1
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index ba50f2da..c1577fb8 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v4.8.0
+v4.8.1