diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 78a15fd62..7eee739cd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ description = "ValidMind Library"
 license = "Commercial License"
 name = "validmind"
 readme = "README.pypi.md"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.8.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 aiohttp = {extras = ["speedups"], version = "*"}
diff --git a/validmind/__version__.py b/validmind/__version__.py
index 892994aa6..b4066b65a 100644
--- a/validmind/__version__.py
+++ b/validmind/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.8.0"
+__version__ = "2.8.1"
diff --git a/validmind/tests/run.py b/validmind/tests/run.py
index a86047c44..610b9acd6 100644
--- a/validmind/tests/run.py
+++ b/validmind/tests/run.py
@@ -400,5 +400,9 @@ def run_test(  # noqa: C901
 
 
 def print_env():
+    """Prints a log of the running environment for debugging.
+
+    Output includes: ValidMind Library version, operating system details, installed dependencies, and the ISO 8601 timestamp at log creation.
+    """
     e = _get_run_metadata()
     pprint.pp(e)