diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 27f9cd3..a8fdfda 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0
+1.8.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1a829c1..f9d94d0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "argostranslate ==1.10.0",
+    "argostranslate ==1.9.6",
     "Flask ==2.2.5",
     "flask-swagger ==0.2.14",
     "flask-swagger-ui ==4.11.1",