diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d18b728..aca0c50c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
+## [8.1.0](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/compare/v8.0.2...v8.1.0) (2024-10-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* harden internals ([#952](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/issues/952)) ([a640272](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/commit/a64027272cb5131d73a48369a50f66927712890e))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* handle null pinnings as empty list ([#955](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/issues/955)) ([62496f7](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/commit/62496f733611fdeb23b5934d074c1204408474e1))
+
 ## [8.0.2](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/compare/v8.0.1...v8.0.2) (2024-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 49450d04..e89df82a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-  "version": "8.0.2",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-      "version": "8.0.2",
+      "version": "8.1.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ethersphere/swarm-cid": "^0.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0417c39d..180ae162 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-  "version": "8.0.2",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "description": "Javascript client for Bee",
   "keywords": [
     "bee",