diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
index 4e39788..3f9b9b6 100644
--- a/.gitreview
+++ b/.gitreview
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 port=29418
 project=voltha-system-tests.git
 defaultremote=origin
+defaultbranch=voltha-2.8
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 834f262..dbe5900 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.0
+2.8.1
diff --git a/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot b/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
index b513e0d..111220e 100755
--- a/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
+++ b/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
     ...    Install jq tool to read json file, where test suite is being running
     ...    This test sends TCP packets with pbits between 0 and 7 and validates that
     ...    the pbits are preserved by the PON.
-    [Tags]    dataplane    TechProfile    VOL-2054
+    [Tags]    dataplane    TechProfile    VOL-2054    notready
     [Setup]    Start Logging    TechProfile
     [Teardown]    Run Keywords    Collect Logs
     ...           AND    Stop Logging    TechProfile