diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 8fba8e6371..77b0721c3a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 8.1.2
+current_version = 8.1.3
 files = VERSION faker/__init__.py docs/conf.py
 commit = True
 tag = True
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6b409d977b..406b898277 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.1.2
+8.1.3
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 2de315abf1..7e57699b53 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '8.1.2'
+version = '8.1.3'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '8.1.2'
+release = '8.1.3'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/faker/__init__.py b/faker/__init__.py
index ed99f63e5b..ebe55a0b73 100644
--- a/faker/__init__.py
+++ b/faker/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 from faker.generator import Generator
 from faker.proxy import Faker
 
-VERSION = '8.1.2'
+VERSION = '8.1.3'
 
 __all__ = ('Factory', 'Generator', 'Faker')