diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dad32e271f..4a11d1b729 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ test -n "$target_alias" &&
 wx_major_version_number=2
 wx_minor_version_number=8
 wx_release_number=10
-wx_subrelease_number=0
+wx_subrelease_number=1
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
 WX_VERSION=$WX_RELEASE.$wx_release_number
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9be0ce23f8..a4cf9cc734 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dnl wx_release_number += 1
 wx_major_version_number=2
 wx_minor_version_number=8
 wx_release_number=10
-wx_subrelease_number=0
+wx_subrelease_number=1
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
 WX_VERSION=$WX_RELEASE.$wx_release_number
diff --git a/include/wx/version.h b/include/wx/version.h
index 075725ad91..8af3f27504 100644
--- a/include/wx/version.h
+++ b/include/wx/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define wxMAJOR_VERSION      2
 #define wxMINOR_VERSION      8
 #define wxRELEASE_NUMBER     10
-#define wxSUBRELEASE_NUMBER  0
+#define wxSUBRELEASE_NUMBER  1
 #define wxVERSION_STRING   _T("wxWidgets 2.8.10")
 
 /*  nothing to update below this line when updating the version */