diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index cebbdef..d5ef04f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
    should not occur with Python 3.7.
 
 
+Version 1.8.7 (13 Sep 2018)
+===========================
+
+* require aiorpcX 0.8.1
+* fix reorg bug loading blocks from disk (erasmospunk)
+
 Version 1.8.6 (12 Sep 2018)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9a0c937..91e5f39 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 1.8.6"
+VERSION="ElectrumX 1.8.7"
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/electrumx/__init__.py b/electrumx/__init__.py
index 8580791..02d2af8 100644
--- a/electrumx/__init__.py
+++ b/electrumx/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = 'ElectrumX 1.8.6'
+version = 'ElectrumX 1.8.7'
 version_short = version.split()[-1]
 
 from electrumx.server.controller import Controller
diff --git a/electrumx/server/controller.py b/electrumx/server/controller.py
index e3b6246..41b8055 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/controller.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/controller.py
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ class Controller(ServerBase):
         '''Start the RPC server and wait for the mempool to synchronize.  Then
         start serving external clients.
         '''
-        if not (0, 8, 0) <= aiorpcx_version < (0, 9):
-            raise RuntimeError('aiorpcX version 0.8.x required')
+        if not (0, 8, 1) <= aiorpcx_version < (0, 9):
+            raise RuntimeError('aiorpcX version 0.8.x with x >= 1 required')
 
         env = self.env
         min_str, max_str = env.coin.SESSIONCLS.protocol_min_max_strings()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4bda85f..4aafdf7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import setuptools
-version = '1.8.6'
+version = '1.8.7'
 
 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>=0.8.0,<0.9', 'attrs',
+    install_requires=['aiorpcX>=0.8.1,<0.9', 'attrs',
                       'plyvel', 'pylru', 'aiohttp >= 2'],
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(include=('electrumx*',)),
     description='ElectrumX Server',