diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index fd9f3a4..ddf20b9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 Version 1.8.1 (in development)
 ==============================
 
-* fix `#557`_
+* require aiorpcX 0.7.0 which fixes a bug causing silent shutdown of ElectrumX
+* fix `#557`_, `#559`_
+* tweaks related to log spew (I think mostly occurring with old versions
+  of Python)
 
 Version 1.8  (06 Aug 2018)
 ==========================
@@ -202,3 +205,4 @@ bitcoincash:qzxpdlt8ehu9ehftw6rqsy2jgfq4nsltxvhrdmdfpn
 .. _#534: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/534
 .. _#538: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/538
 .. _#557: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/557
+.. _#559: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/559
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9822a3c..89e86bd 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
-VERSION="ElectrumX 1.8"
+VERSION="ElectrumX 1.8.1"
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/electrumx/__init__.py b/electrumx/__init__.py
index f0f8917..50d4b31 100644
--- a/electrumx/__init__.py
+++ b/electrumx/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = 'ElectrumX 1.8.1-dev'
+version = 'ElectrumX 1.8.2-dev'
 version_short = version.split()[-1]
 
 from electrumx.server.controller import Controller
diff --git a/electrumx/server/peers.py b/electrumx/server/peers.py
index cd17cc6..365f76e 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/peers.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/peers.py
@@ -290,15 +290,10 @@ class PeerManager(object):
         peer.features['server_version'] = server_version
         ptuple = protocol_tuple(protocol_version)
 
-        # Do the rest concurrently
-        async with TaskGroup() as group:
-            await group.spawn(self._send_headers_subscribe(session, peer,
-                                                           ptuple))
-            await group.spawn(self._send_server_features(session, peer))
-            await group.spawn(self._send_peers_subscribe(session, peer))
-            # If any task errors out; bail
-            async for task in group:
-                task.result()
+        # FIXME: Make concurrent preserving the exception
+        await self._send_headers_subscribe(session, peer, ptuple)
+        await self._send_server_features(session, peer)
+        await self._send_peers_subscribe(session, peer)
 
     async def _send_headers_subscribe(self, session, peer, ptuple):
         message = 'blockchain.headers.subscribe'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 86c94a2..e48f82f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import setuptools
-version = '1.8'
+version = '1.8.1'
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name='electrumX',
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     # "blake256" package is required to sync Decred network.
     # "xevan_hash" package is required to sync Xuez network.
     # "groestlcoin_hash" package is required to sync Groestlcoin network.
-    install_requires=['aiorpcX >= 0.6.2', 'aiorpcX < 0.7.0', 'attrs>=15',
+    install_requires=['aiorpcX>=0.7,<0.8', 'attrs',
                       'plyvel', 'pylru', 'aiohttp >= 2'],
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(include=('electrumx*',)),
     description='ElectrumX Server',