diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 27dfa56..2ebab10 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # 
 # docker run -it -p 8000:8000 jupyter/oauthenticator
 
-FROM jupyterhub/jupyterhub:0.7.2
+FROM jupyterhub/jupyterhub:0.8.1
 
 MAINTAINER Project Jupyter <ipython-dev@scipy.org>
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7486fdb..6f4eebd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.2
+0.8.1