diff --git a/dragonwell_version b/dragonwell_version
index 10869202b86779ee62720b1048b6c1cd73236b87..8c1017d0758a6ead2466cf62708b9867c696a6a0 100644
--- a/dragonwell_version
+++ b/dragonwell_version
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 # Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 
-DRAGONWELL_VERSION=8.0.0
+DRAGONWELL_VERSION=8.1.1
 DRAGONWELL_JDK_UPDATE_VERSION=222
 DRAGONWELL_JDK_BUILD_NUMBER=b10