diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f2356f8..ab061611 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
-project(pinetime VERSION 0.8.0 LANGUAGES C CXX ASM)
+project(pinetime VERSION 0.8.1 LANGUAGES C CXX ASM)
 
 set(NRF_TARGET "nrf52")
 
diff --git a/src/Version.h.in b/src/Version.h.in
index dce83c82..6ff5938e 100644
--- a/src/Version.h.in
+++ b/src/Version.h.in
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ namespace Pinetime {
       static constexpr uint32_t Major() {return major;}
       static constexpr uint32_t Minor() {return minor;}
       static constexpr uint32_t Patch() {return patch;}
-      static constexpr char* VersionString() {return versionString;}
+      static constexpr const char* VersionString() {return versionString;}
     private:
       static constexpr uint32_t major = @PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@;
       static constexpr uint32_t minor = @PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@;
       static constexpr uint32_t patch = @PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@;
-      static constexpr char* versionString = "@PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@.@PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@.@PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@";
+      static constexpr const char* versionString = "@PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@.@PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@.@PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@";
   };
 }
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