diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 30d7eff8..21dbbd68 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-v8.1.1
+v8.1.2
+
+v8.1.2: Check the return value of reading the request body.
 
 v8.1.1: Revert update of open-api spec dependency bump
 
diff --git a/samples/gen-go-nils/server/handlers.go b/samples/gen-go-nils/server/handlers.go
index f98013ae..149c5c9d 100644
--- a/samples/gen-go-nils/server/handlers.go
+++ b/samples/gen-go-nils/server/handlers.go
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ func newNilCheckInput(r *http.Request) (*models.NilCheckInput, error) {
 	}
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading request body: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	if len(data) > 0 {
 		input.Body = &models.NilFields{}
diff --git a/samples/gen-go/server/handlers.go b/samples/gen-go/server/handlers.go
index a8295c5b..a38a7c82 100644
--- a/samples/gen-go/server/handlers.go
+++ b/samples/gen-go/server/handlers.go
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ func newGetAuthorsWithPutInput(r *http.Request) (*models.GetAuthorsWithPutInput,
 	}
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading request body: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	if len(data) > 0 {
 		input.FavoriteBooks = &models.Book{}
@@ -641,6 +644,9 @@ func newCreateBookInput(r *http.Request) (*models.Book, error) {
 	_ = err
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading request body: %w", err)
+	}
 	if len(data) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("request body is required, but was empty")
 	}
@@ -740,6 +746,9 @@ func newPutBookInput(r *http.Request) (*models.Book, error) {
 	_ = err
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading request body: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	if len(data) > 0 {
 		var input models.Book
diff --git a/server/genserver.go b/server/genserver.go
index c6e7d4c5..ef722f94 100644
--- a/server/genserver.go
+++ b/server/genserver.go
@@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ type bodyParamTemplate struct {
 var bodyParamTemplateStr = `
 	{{ if not .IsBinary }}
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading request body: %%w", err)
+	}
 	{{if .Required}} if len(data) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("request body is required, but was empty")
 	}{{end}}