diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 188225a..1a4e3fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 ###################
 build/
 dist/
-.pypirc
\ No newline at end of file
+.pypirc
+MANIFEST
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e27df6d..f3175fa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def get_package_data(package):
 
 setup(
     name='mega.py',
-    version='0.8',
+    version='0.8.1',
     packages=get_packages('mega'),
     package_data=get_package_data('mega'),
     description='Python lib for the Mega.co.nz API',