diff --git a/common.gradle b/common.gradle
index 032cd7733..ad9848b82 100644
--- a/common.gradle
+++ b/common.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ext {
     jcommanderVersion = '1.74'
     jme3utilitiesdebugVersion = '0.9.2'
     jme3utilitiesheartVersion = '2.9.0'
-    jme3utilitiesniftyVersion = '0.8.0'
+    jme3utilitiesniftyVersion = '0.8.1'
     jme3utilitiesuiVersion = '0.6.4'
     jme3utilitiesxVersion = '0.2.4'
     jmonkeyengineVersion = '3.2.1-stable'
diff --git a/nifty/build.gradle b/nifty/build.gradle
index 8b9e79b81..9e73dc6a6 100644
--- a/nifty/build.gradle
+++ b/nifty/build.gradle
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'com.github.nifty-gui:nifty:1.4.2'
     compile 'com.github.nifty-gui:nifty-default-controls:1.4.2'
 
-    //compile "jme3utilities:jme3-utilities-ui:$jme3utilitiesuiVersion"
-    compile project(':ui')
+    compile "jme3utilities:jme3-utilities-ui:$jme3utilitiesuiVersion"
+    //compile project(':ui')
 }
 
 task pom {
diff --git a/nifty/release-notes.md b/nifty/release-notes.md
index 79778b58a..620f7d7c7 100644
--- a/nifty/release-notes.md
+++ b/nifty/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # release notes for the jme3-utilities-nifty library and related tests
 
+## Version 0.8.1 released on TBD
+
+ + Allow modal dialog boxes to open popup menus
+ + Replace PopScreenController.hasActiveDialog() with getActiveDialog()
+   (API change)
+
 ## Version 0.8.0 released on 13 September 2018
 
  + Improve the extensibility of dialog boxes. Formerly commit-action suffixes
diff --git a/nifty/src/main/java/jme3utilities/nifty/LibraryVersion.java b/nifty/src/main/java/jme3utilities/nifty/LibraryVersion.java
index baa9d9318..efe7971a1 100644
--- a/nifty/src/main/java/jme3utilities/nifty/LibraryVersion.java
+++ b/nifty/src/main/java/jme3utilities/nifty/LibraryVersion.java
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ private LibraryVersion() {
      * @return branch and revision (not null, not empty)
      */
     public static String getVersionShort() {
-        return "master 0.8.0+1";
+        return "master 0.8.1";
     }
 }