diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b580cbf13fde6..1a139c73a7d67 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "d3",
-  "version": "7.8.0",
+  "version": "7.8.1",
   "description": "Data-Driven Documents",
   "homepage": "https://d3js.org",
   "repository": {