diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index be7b01fed9b..495d0467f40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Change Log
 Unreleased
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
+[4.8.1] - 2021-12-07
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Remove older exam attempt history table.
+
 [4.8.0] - 2021-12-07
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * Remove older exam attempt history object that has been replaced.
diff --git a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
index 19700bfc8b3..f940229094e 100644
--- a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
+++ b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 """
 
 # Be sure to update the version number in edx_proctoring/package.json
-__version__ = '4.8.0'
+__version__ = '4.8.1'
 
 default_app_config = 'edx_proctoring.apps.EdxProctoringConfig'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/edx_proctoring/migrations/0024_delete_proctoredexamstudentattempthistory.py b/edx_proctoring/migrations/0024_delete_proctoredexamstudentattempthistory.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cb43f6f26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edx_proctoring/migrations/0024_delete_proctoredexamstudentattempthistory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.24 on 2021-11-30 19:03
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('edx_proctoring', '0023_historicalproctoredexam'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.DeleteModel(
+            name='ProctoredExamStudentAttemptHistory',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05e074d64ee..9b8eddd34ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@edx/edx-proctoring",
   "//": "Note that the version format is slightly different than that of the Python version when using prereleases.",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.8.1",
   "main": "edx_proctoring/static/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "gulp test"