diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8273635..7bd8c3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# (2025-09-12) Version 1.8.1
+
+- (**Internal Improvement**) Dependency updates.
+
 # (2025-09-08) Version 1.8.0
 
 - (**Internal Improvement**) Upgrade [mxlink](https://crates.io/crates/mxlink) (1.9.0 -> 1.10.0) and [matrix-sdk](https://crates.io/crates/matrix-sdk) (0.13.0 -> 0.14.0)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 285576d..2209c9b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "baibot"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anthropic",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a896096..e0a647b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["matrix", "chat", "bot", "AI", "LLM"]
 include = ["/etc/assets/baibot-torso-768.png", "/src", "/README.md", "/CHANGELOG.md", "/LICENSE"]
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [lib]