diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index f271e868..093fcaac 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # davix release history
 
+## 0.8.1 (2022-03-22)
+### Bug fixes
+* [DMC-1259] - Gfal2-python pread(offset, count): Partial Content request not working against EOS storage
+* [DMC-1279] - Davix with libcurl backend does not load certificate via callback functions
+* [DMC-1291] - Davix fails to parse IPv6-format hostname during certificate verification
+* [davix/issues/92] - Update CMake FindPackage Python to allow Python3 on macOS
+
+### Changes
+* [davix/pull/83] - Remove reva-specific credentials management
+
+### Improvements
+* [DMC-1025] - Allow HEAD-free open through posix API
+* [DMC-1308] - Move Data Management Clients to Fedora 34 & 35
+* [DMC-1313] - Provide Debian Stretch build for Davix
+* [davix/issues/91] - Document the project Git branching model
+* Many improvements fixing compiler warnings and building for Fedora platforms (Thanks to Mattias Ellert)
+
+### Requests
+* [DMC-1292] - Binary tarballs for davix
+
 ## 0.8.0 (2021-09-17)
 ### Epic
 * [DMC-1267] - Davix with libcurl backend
diff --git a/packaging/davix.spec.in b/packaging/davix.spec.in
index 53d8e986..6f70f7ef 100644
--- a/packaging/davix.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/davix.spec.in
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}/LICENSE
 %license LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 30 2022 Mihai Patrascoiu <mihai.patrascoiu at cern.ch> - 0.8.1-1
+- davix 0.8.1 release, see RELEASE-NOTES.md for changes
+
 * Fri Sep 17 2021 Mihai Patrascoiu <mihai.patrascoiu at cern.ch> - 0.8.0-1
 - davix 0.8.0 release, see RELEASE-NOTES.md for changes
 
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index 294a4da4..fb8b0ba8 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+davix (0.8.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Update to version 0.8.1
+
+ -- Mihai Patrascoiu <mihai.patrascoiu at cern.ch>  Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0200
+
 davix (0.8.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Update to version 0.8.0
diff --git a/release.cmake b/release.cmake
index 2466590e..249af9ad 100644
--- a/release.cmake
+++ b/release.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 8)
-set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(VERSION_PATCH 1)
 set(VERSION_MINIPATCH @VERSION_MINIPATCH@)
-set(VERSION_FULL 0.8.0)
+set(VERSION_FULL 0.8.1)