diff --git a/doc/wget.texi b/doc/wget.texi
index 167a4e2f..7bb52c2e 100644
--- a/doc/wget.texi
+++ b/doc/wget.texi
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 @afourpaper
 @end iftex
 
-@c This should really be auto-generated!
-@set VERSION 1.8
+@c This should really be generated automatically, possibly by including
+@c an auto-generated file.
+@set VERSION 1.8.1
 @set UPDATED December 2001
 
 @dircategory Net Utilities