diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ef12dd6..475687c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [1.8.1](https://github.com/amplitude/experiment-android-client/compare/1.8.0...1.8.1) (2022-12-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* use in memory cache for variant access from storage ([#22](https://github.com/amplitude/experiment-android-client/issues/22)) ([cb02a2c](https://github.com/amplitude/experiment-android-client/commit/cb02a2cd4b42588faf866891496af4188726ef34))
+
 # [1.8.0](https://github.com/amplitude/experiment-android-client/compare/1.7.0...1.8.0) (2022-11-15)
 
 
diff --git a/sdk/build.gradle b/sdk/build.gradle
index 547c04d..49d8e5f 100644
--- a/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ext {
     PUBLISH_NAME = 'Experiment Android SDK'
     PUBLISH_DESCRIPTION = 'Amplitude Experiment client-side SDK for Android'
     PUBLISH_GROUP_ID = 'com.amplitude'
-    PUBLISH_VERSION = '1.8.0'
+    PUBLISH_VERSION = '1.8.1'
     PUBLISH_ARTIFACT_ID = 'experiment-android-client'
 }