diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
index 03d66ec6961..5be79d5b888 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """langchain-core version information and utilities."""
 
-VERSION = "0.3.80"
+VERSION = "0.3.81"
diff --git a/libs/core/pyproject.toml b/libs/core/pyproject.toml
index 14456223824..7892b6262a0 100644
--- a/libs/core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/core/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pydantic>=2.7.4,<3.0.0",
 ]
 name = "langchain-core"
-version = "0.3.80"
+version = "0.3.81"
 description = "Building applications with LLMs through composability"
 readme = "README.md"