diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 096379a..e8d74f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+
+## [v0.8.1]
+
+**Release date: 2021-10-29**
+
 ### Fixed
 
 * `wn.lmf` uses `https://` for the `dc` namespace instead of
diff --git a/wn/__init__.py b/wn/__init__.py
index a42dbd2..450bc13 100644
--- a/wn/__init__.py
+++ b/wn/__init__.py
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@
     Wordnet
 )
 
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'