diff --git a/sdk/bin/pub b/sdk/bin/pub
index 07d944f..d4b4c02 100755
--- a/sdk/bin/pub
+++ b/sdk/bin/pub
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 # Compile async/await down to vanilla Dart.
 # TODO(rnystrom): Remove this when #104 is fixed.
 ASYNC_COMPILER="$SDK_DIR/lib/_internal/pub/bin/async_compile.dart"
-"$DART" "--package-root=$PACKAGES_DIR" "$ASYNC_COMPILER" "$BUILD_DIR"
+# Disabled "$DART" "--package-root=$PACKAGES_DIR" "$ASYNC_COMPILER" "$BUILD_DIR"
 
 # Run the async/await compiled pub.
 PUB="$SDK_DIR/lib/_internal/pub_generated/bin/pub.dart"
diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index ea7ad41..2335548 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 CHANNEL stable
 MAJOR 1
 MINOR 8
-PATCH 0
+PATCH 1
 PRERELEASE 0
 PRERELEASE_PATCH 0