diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f369ac2c..223482d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v0.8.1] 2023-12-01
+* New Features:
+    * Add `kerchunk` metadata consolidation utility.
+* Enhancements:
+    * Handle S3 credential expiration more gracefully.
+* Maintenanece:
+    * Use dependabot to update Github Actions.
+    * Consolidate dependabot updates.
+    * Switch to `ruff` for formatting.
+
 ## [v0.8.0] 2023-11-29
 * Bug fixes:
     * Fix zero granules being reported for restricted datasets.
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index fd4f71b9..e93bcd1d 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ keywords:
 url: "https://earthaccess.readthedocs.io"
 repository-code: "https://github.com/nsidc/earthaccess"
 
-version: "0.8.0"
-date-released: "2023-11-29"
+version: "0.8.1"
+date-released: "2023-12-01"
 
 authors:
 - family-names: "Barrett"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ed26a264..9a9b51c1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "earthaccess"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 homepage = "https://github.com/nsidc/earthaccess"
 description = "Client library for NASA Earthdata APIs"
 authors = ["earthaccess contributors"]
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ combine-as-imports = true
 
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.8.0"
+current_version = "0.8.1"
 commit = false
 tag = false