diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index a9c44be7..c06b70c8 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ Ethan A Kent
 Alex McLean
 mclean25
 Ivo Rothschild
+blag
diff --git a/pinax_theme_bootstrap/__init__.py b/pinax_theme_bootstrap/__init__.py
index 9e17e009..9f301e2a 100644
--- a/pinax_theme_bootstrap/__init__.py
+++ b/pinax_theme_bootstrap/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "8.0.1"
+__version__ = "8.0.2"
diff --git a/pinax_theme_bootstrap/templatetags/pinax_theme_bootstrap_tags.py b/pinax_theme_bootstrap/templatetags/pinax_theme_bootstrap_tags.py
index 4f42d059..32543a1a 100644
--- a/pinax_theme_bootstrap/templatetags/pinax_theme_bootstrap_tags.py
+++ b/pinax_theme_bootstrap/templatetags/pinax_theme_bootstrap_tags.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django import template
 from django.contrib.messages.utils import get_level_tags
-from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+try:
+    from django.utils.encoding import force_str as force_text
+except ImportError:
+    from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 
 
 LEVEL_TAGS = get_level_tags()