diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6b9172..c3e7db4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [0.8.1] - 2026-04-26
 
 ### Fixed
 - `serde-api`: Fix before value write hooks for native value visits
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e774034..7f1809f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs = -Xmx2G
 org.gradle.configuration-cache = true
 
-tweed5.version = 0.8.0
+tweed5.version = 0.8.1
 
 git.url = https://gitea.siphalor.de/siphalor/tweed5