diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index efec8b21..1d572db5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ and adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
-- Fix loading of setendings plugin when z3-solver is not installed
-
 ### 🔧 Internal changes
 
+## [2.8.1] - 2024-08-19
+
+### 🐛 Bug fixes
+
+- Fix loading of setendings plugin when z3-solver is not installed
+
 ## [2.8.0] - 2024-08-19
 
 ### ✨ Enhancements
diff --git a/python_ta/__init__.py b/python_ta/__init__.py
index 2b628e6e..91cf9e1d 100644
--- a/python_ta/__init__.py
+++ b/python_ta/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     python_ta.check_all()
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.8.0"  # Version number
+__version__ = "2.8.1"  # Version number
 
 # First, remove underscore from builtins if it has been bound in the REPL.
 # Must appear before other imports from pylint/python_ta.