diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index b41ce5d5..8b856766 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ENABLE_ARM=0
 
 -include user-config.make
 
-MSI_VERSION=8.0.99
+MSI_VERSION=8.1.0
 
 # variables
 SRCDIR_ABS=$(shell cd $(SRCDIR); pwd)