diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47bfb3f..4bd1482 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### v0.8.1 / 2025-11-10
+
+* DOCS: Some minor updates and corrections to the README and examples
+
 ### v0.8.0 / 2025-11-04
 
 * BREAKING CHANGE: Raise AttributeError if an illegal attribute name is used
diff --git a/lib/cloud_events/version.rb b/lib/cloud_events/version.rb
index c62e02e..e499fe2 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_events/version.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_events/version.rb
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ module CloudEvents
   # Version of the Ruby CloudEvents SDK
   # @return [String]
   #
-  VERSION = "0.8.0"
+  VERSION = "0.8.1"
 end