diff --git a/dummy_file.txt b/dummy_file.txt
index ec4c6bf8..459d1a3d 100644
--- a/dummy_file.txt
+++ b/dummy_file.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-some hotfixes to the release branch
-some further hotfixes applied
-
+this is a hotfix for release v1.8.1
+