diff --git a/amplify/agent/common/context.py b/amplify/agent/common/context.py
index 783d097..a51b6ec 100644
--- a/amplify/agent/common/context.py
+++ b/amplify/agent/common/context.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class Context(Singleton):
 
         # define vars
         self.cpu_last_check = 0
-        self.version_semver = (1, 8, 0)
-        self.version_build = 2
+        self.version_semver = (1, 8, 1)
+        self.version_build = 1
         self.uuid = None
         self.version = '%s-%s' % ('.'.join(map(str, self.version_semver)), self.version_build)
         self.environment = None
diff --git a/amplify/agent/objects/nginx/config/parser.py b/amplify/agent/objects/nginx/config/parser.py
index e74dbb6..71f15ae 100644
--- a/amplify/agent/objects/nginx/config/parser.py
+++ b/amplify/agent/objects/nginx/config/parser.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def _iglob_pattern(pattern):
 
 
 def _getline(filename, lineno):
-    with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as fp:
+    with open(filename, encoding='utf-8', errors='replace') as fp:
         for i, line in enumerate(fp, start=1):
             if i == lineno:
                 return line.rstrip('\r\n')
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class NginxConfigParser(object):
         :param what: str - what action caused the error (used for logging)
         """
         exc_cls = e.__class__.__name__
-        exc_msg = e.strerror if hasattr(e, 'strerror') else e.message
+        exc_msg = e.strerror if hasattr(e, 'strerror') else str(e)
         message = 'failed to %s %s due to: %s' % (what, path, exc_cls)
         self.errors.append(message)
         if is_dir:
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class NginxConfigParser(object):
             self._add_directory(dirname, check=True)
             try:
                 info = get_filesystem_info(filename)
-                info['lines'] = open(filename, encoding='utf-8').read().count('\n')
+                info['lines'] = open(filename, encoding='utf-8', errors='replace').read().count('\n')
                 self.files[filename] = info
             except Exception as e:
                 self._handle_error(filename, e, is_dir=False)
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class NginxConfigParser(object):
             yield filename
             try:
                 # search each line for include or ssl_certificate directives
-                with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as lines:
+                with open(filename, encoding='utf-8', errors='replace') as lines:
                     for line in lines:
                         if not has_directive(line):
                             continue
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/deb/debian/changelog b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/deb/debian/changelog
index ae49701..a5b440f 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/deb/debian/changelog
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/deb/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+nginx-amplify-agent (1.8.1-1) stable; urgency=low
+
+  * crossplane updated to 0.5.8
+  * fixed parsing of non-Unicode nginx configurations
+
+ -- Andrei Belov <a.belov@f5.com>  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:22:10 +0400
+
 nginx-amplify-agent (1.8.0-2) stable; urgency=low
 
   * Bug fixes
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-amzn2.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-amzn2.txt
index 8120279..1c0fbfc 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-amzn2.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-amzn2.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ greenlet==0.4.14
 netifaces==0.10.4
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
 psutil==5.8.0
 python-daemon==2.2.4
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-debian10.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-debian10.txt
index 4502d44..7f82741 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-debian10.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-debian10.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
 psutil==5.8.0
 python-daemon==2.2.4
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-debian11.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-debian11.txt
index 86d81ad..acdbb51 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-debian11.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-debian11.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-py310.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-py310.txt
index 146b05f..c1b49a5 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-py310.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-py310.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ greenlet==1.1.1
 netifaces==0.11.0
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
 psutil==5.8.0
 python-daemon==2.2.4
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-py39.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-py39.txt
index 52ad896..5629262 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-py39.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-py39.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ greenlet==1.0.0
 netifaces==0.11.0
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
 psutil==5.8.0
 python-daemon==2.2.4
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-rhel8.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-rhel8.txt
index 3744fc5..77536d6 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-rhel8.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-rhel8.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
 psutil==5.8.0
 python-daemon==2.2.4
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu1804.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu1804.txt
index 4502d44..7f82741 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu1804.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu1804.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
 psutil==5.8.0
 python-daemon==2.2.4
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu2004.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu2004.txt
index 7fc14b3..d4b178d 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu2004.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu2004.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
 psutil==5.8.0
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu2204.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu2204.txt
index 86d81ad..acdbb51 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu2204.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements-ubuntu2204.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements.txt b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements.txt
index df95d22..d1a73e6 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements.txt
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ greenlet==0.4.14
 netifaces==0.11.0
 netaddr==0.8.0
 flup==1.0.3
-crossplane==0.5.7
+crossplane==0.5.8
 rstr==3.0.0
 psutil==5.8.0
 python-daemon==2.2.4
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/rpm/nginx-amplify-agent.spec b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/rpm/nginx-amplify-agent.spec
index 36cd05a..6ab6905 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/rpm/nginx-amplify-agent.spec
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/rpm/nginx-amplify-agent.spec
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 23 2022 Andrei Belov <a.belov@f5.com> 1.8.1-1
+- 1.8.1-1
+- crossplane updated to 0.5.8
+- fixed parsing of non-Unicode nginx configurations
+
 * Tue Mar 29 2022 Bill Beckelhimer <w.beckelhimer@f5.com> 1.8.0-2
 - 1.8.0-2
 - bug fixes
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup-py310.py b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup-py310.py
index 5168fff..3ccaa35 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup-py310.py
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup-py310.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ elif is_deb():
 
 setup(
     name="nginx-amplify-agent",
-    version="1.8.0",
+    version="1.8.1",
     author="Mike Belov",
     author_email="dedm@nginx.com",
     description="NGINX Amplify Agent",
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup-py39.py b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup-py39.py
index 5168fff..3ccaa35 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup-py39.py
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup-py39.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ elif is_deb():
 
 setup(
     name="nginx-amplify-agent",
-    version="1.8.0",
+    version="1.8.1",
     author="Mike Belov",
     author_email="dedm@nginx.com",
     description="NGINX Amplify Agent",
diff --git a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup.py b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup.py
index 8b29478..c6a7b25 100644
--- a/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup.py
+++ b/packages/nginx-amplify-agent/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ elif is_deb():
 
 setup(
     name="nginx-amplify-agent",
-    version="1.8.0",
+    version="1.8.1",
     author="Mike Belov",
     author_email="dedm@nginx.com",
     description="NGINX Amplify Agent",
diff --git a/packages/version b/packages/version
index 4057f1e..cf79782 100644
--- a/packages/version
+++ b/packages/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0-2
+1.8.1-1