diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05cd34a..15efce7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.8.1] — Unreleased
+## [1.8.1] — 2026-10-07
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 237188d..0fb60fc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "freemkv-keysources"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ codegen-units = 1
 # overrides it with a path patch via the gitignored .cargo/config.toml (a
 # config-level [patch.crates-io] wins over this manifest one for the same crate).
 [patch.crates-io]
-libfreemkv = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv", tag = "v1.8.0" }
-freemkv-unlock = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/freemkv-unlock", tag = "v1.8.0" }
+libfreemkv = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv", tag = "v1.8.1" }
+freemkv-unlock = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/freemkv-unlock", tag = "v1.8.1" }
 
 [lints.clippy]
 uninlined_format_args = "allow"