diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 174c889c3..f11017109 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # somewhere on your $PATH, like ~/bin. The rest of Leiningen will be
 # installed upon first run into the ~/.lein/self-installs directory.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.8.1-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.8.1"
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein-pkg b/bin/lein-pkg
index 9820ef556..6f06ff973 100644
--- a/bin/lein-pkg
+++ b/bin/lein-pkg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # It has all the cross-platform stuff stripped out as well as the
 # logic for running from a source checkout and self-install/upgrading.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.8.1-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.8.1"
 
 # cd to the project root, if applicable
 NOT_FOUND=1
diff --git a/bin/lein-sdkman b/bin/lein-sdkman
index 8a37b8161..6f15eada9 100755
--- a/bin/lein-sdkman
+++ b/bin/lein-sdkman
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # This variant of the lein script is meant for consumption by SDKMAN!
 # (i.e. a script which supports all platforms with bash installed)
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.8.1-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.8.1"
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "cygwin" ]] || [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" ]]; then
     delimiter=";"
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index f9c1f3982..92a8ce44d 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.8.1-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.8.1
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/bin/lein.ps1 b/bin/lein.ps1
index a60c1b7d2..a2eec0418 100644
--- a/bin/lein.ps1
+++ b/bin/lein.ps1
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function Set-ParentLocation([string]$file)
 
 function Initialize-Environment
 {
-    $env:LEIN_VERSION = '2.8.1-SNAPSHOT'
+    $env:LEIN_VERSION = '2.8.1'
     $env:SNAPSHOT = if($env:LEIN_VERSION -like '*-SNAPSHOT'){'YES'}else{'NO'} #TODO: Still needed?
     $env:ORIGINAL_PWD = $PWD -replace '\\$','\\'
     Set-ParentLocation project.clj
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index 0f2f76a57..eb05418ec 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.8.1</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
   <scm>
-    <tag>fe55544c9ea2a43c86264da7d76b3418ec8fdf5b
+    <tag>91afe60b11335c9687f21d61a7a501bc46466f6e
 </tag>
     <url/>
   </scm>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     </repository>
     <repository>
       <id>clojars</id>
-      <url>https://repo.clojars.org/</url>
+      <url>https://clojars.org/repo/</url>
       <snapshots>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
       </snapshots>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.tcrawley</groupId>
       <artifactId>dynapath</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.5</version>
+      <version>1.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index 35c2a37dc..18c8b30c6 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.8.1-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.8.1"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index da4436ea3..fc32d11c4 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.8.1-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.8.1"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
   ;; If you update these, update resources/leiningen/bootclasspath-deps.clj too
-  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.8.1-SNAPSHOT"]
+  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.8.1"]
                  ;; needed for pom
                  [org.clojure/data.xml "0.0.8"]
                  ;; needed for test